But there may be a table handcrafted from food waste such as stale French baguettes.
Reusing waste, such as manure, and treating sewage using modern methods would also save hundreds of billions.
The site would store low- and intermediate-level nuclear waste, such as material left over from medical procedures.
The first job should be to avoid waste, such as parliamentary sessions in Strasbourg and ministerial ones in Luxembourg.
These farmers would find piecemeal solutions to the waste such as mixing it with livestock feed or with manure to create fertiliser.
There are a number of resources available to help businesses track their waste, such as LeanPath, software that enables restaurants to monitor food waste.
If all the non-avoidable food waste, such as potato peelings, were collected, the UK could become almost self-sufficient in fertilisers.
It is not uncommon for supermarkets to transport dry waste, such as cardboard or plastic, from stores to recycling centres in empty grocery delivery lorries.
The company launched a 30-second video at its checkout counters explaining the new labels and offering tips for reducing food waste, such as freezing leftovers.
The better news comes from the second generation fuels (2G), particularly when the are "non-land using", i.e. when they use only waste such as straw.
The coalition of business and environmental groups is campaigning for a single standard, or a switch to terms that would avoid waste – such as "freeze by" labels.
