Biogas from anaerobic digestion of fruit and vegetable wastes: Experimental results on pilot-scale and preliminary performance evaluation of a full-scale power plant

•Biogas production from anaerobic digestion of fruit and vegetable wastes was studied.•A pilot scale tubular reactor fed by single waste substrates was used.•The optimum organic loading rate ranged from 2.5 to 3.0kgVS/m3d.•Biogas production was about 0.78Nm3/kgVS, with a methane content of 55%.•Preliminary design of a full-scale anaerobic digestion system was carried out.