“…Landfilling is the main food wastes disposal practice worldwide especially in developing countries like Morocco [ 3 ]. Most Moroccan landfills are uncontrolled and open dumps [ 4 ]. The unavailability of an adequate treatment system for organic wastes can lead to groundwater pollution by leachate and contamination of the marine environment and surface waters by direct disposal of wastes [ 5 , 6 ].…”