Depletion of fossil fuels, environmental damage due to pollution and energy security have intensified
research on alternative liquid biofuels. A major portion of municipal solid waste is food waste. Huge
quantities of food waste is generated worldwide and currently its disposal is becoming a challenge. Food
waste contain carbohydrates, lipids, phosphates, vitamins and amino acids. Carbohydrate, lipid and
carbon containing materials present in food waste can be converted to bioethanol, biodiesel and biooil.
Lipid extracted from food waste is converted to biodiesel in 95–97% yield. On the other hand, 92–96%
bioethanol obtained by fermentation of food waste. Along this line, pyrolysis of food waste can be
performed to obtain biooil and biochar. In this paper, technical feasibility, prospects and policies for
liquid biofuel preparation from food waste was evaluated. Also, limitations of using food waste as a
resource for biofuel production is discussed.