Nuriel Pezarker's talk highlights the benefits and processes transforming food waste into a valuable energy resource.

Using the banana as a metaphor, Pezarker enunciates the untapped potential in food waste, which often ends up causing environmental and financial challenges due to mismanagement.

He presents anaerobic digestion as a solution, converting organic waste into biogas that can be refined into Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) - a fuel that can replace fossil fuels. This closed-loop system addresses both environmental concerns and India's energy needs.

Pezarker emphasizes the potential for this circular economy model to create more resilient and sustainable cities, where waste is seen as an opportunity. He urges the audience to focus on building the new, rather than fighting the old, to unlock unconventional opportunities for societal progress. Mr. Nuriel Pezarkar, a visionary force behind a sustainable revolution, is the Founder and CEO of NobleExchange Environment Solution. With over 25 years of entrepreneurial prowess, Mr. Pezarkar stands as a beacon in the start-up realm, weaving a narrative of innovation and environmental stewardship. As the orchestrator of the world’s largest food waste processing unit – “Waste-Compressed Bio Gas” (CBG) nestled in Pune, he emerges as a modern-day eco-hero, tirelessly working towards a greener future. NobleExchange, a 5-year-old start-up, has become synonymous with the adoption of CBG as a modern biofuel good for replacing conventional fossil fuels for the transport sector in India thus creating energy security for the country through food waste. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx