Living in the desert of Las Vegas and work I g in a casino that separates food waste from plastics and other wastes; I often wonder if the food waste in high amounts could give life to the soil or would it just be a biohazard to try to mix it into the earth to bring back nutrients.

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Was wondering if deep trenches where filled out in the desert with food bio-waste. Could we perform small scale terra-forming? Would it just end up creating a mess. Kinda wonder of we could even bank away useable biomass in the deserts even.

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Answer 1

The problem with farming in that part of Nevada is lack of rain (or water Rights) you could compost to make soil but it’s not a matter of putting in in a trench, that may create a biohazard in an uncontrolled environment
There is a pig farmer near Las Vegas who collects a lot of waste buffet food , blends everything up and feeds it to the pigs – far more environmentally efficient and profitable