Cockroaches are seen as pests, but they can be useful in disposing of food waste. - AFP
Li Yanrong’s farm in Zhangqiu district in Jinan, Henan province, houses 300 million American cockroaches that together munch through about 15 tonnes of food waste a day, or about a quarter of the district’s kitchen scraps.
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