Waste collection still largely happens with vehicles, which produce emissions and cost the municipality money for fuel. This can be improved by using biogas as a fuel, but large amounts of biogas are being produced with otherwise edible biomass, leading to a competition between food and fuel. At the same time, many municipalities dispose of organic waste by composting, which is problematic because it releases high amounts of greenhouse gas, particularly the especially potent methane, making composting the most emission-heavy part of traditional waste management.

The solution of Berlin's municipal waste management company was to create a modern biofuel facility for their own use. It uses anaerobic digestion to turn Berlin's organic waste into biofuel, as the typical kitchen waste produced by the city is well-suited for that method. This biofuel is then used to power the vehicles used by the municipality for collection, and is supplied to the urban gas network. It consists to 98% of methane, yielding an efficient and powerful fuel that makes the city less dependent on fuel prices as well as yielding ecological benefits.