CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Cockroaches degrade garbage (how cockroaches degrade garbage)

1. Why does a district in Jinan raise 300 million cockroaches?

Hidden in a field in the southwest of Zhangqiu District, Jinan City, there is a square building covering an area of ​​90 acres. In the building, there is a group of special residents - 300 million cockroaches of the American cockroach species.

2. Which is better for handling food waste: black soldier flies or cockroaches?

Black soldier flies are better than cockroaches at dealing with food waste, faster and more thoroughly

3. Does the country encourage the breeding of cockroaches?

In addition to being used to dispose of garbage, cockroaches are sterilized after they die naturally, and then ground into powder after drying at 300 degrees for 3 hours to make livestock feed. It has a higher protein content than ordinary animal protein additives on the market, and is rich in natural antimicrobial peptides, with immune and compound functions, which is of great benefit to broiler farming. It is precisely this cockroach that everyone hates, but the government has taken the initiative to subsidize it.

4. Why are cockroaches called scavengers of nature?

Answer: Because cockroaches eat everything.

The Zhangqiu District Food Waste Treatment Center in Jinan City, Shandong Province, raises 300 tons of "American cockroaches" with a total of 300 million cockroaches, which can eat a total of 15 tons of food waste every day. Now, this biological method of "cockroaches eating garbage" to treat garbage harmlessly has caused heated discussions.

Using cockroaches to eat garbage means letting cockroaches act as "scavengers" to help people clean and clear garbage. This method seems to be the first of its kind in the world. It is a government cooperation project locally and has obtained land and financial support from the local government.