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Waste not, want not

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Waste not, want not

Leftover food is a significant part of the UK’s landfill, therefore finding a solution to reduce and reuse this waste is essential in reducing CO2 levels.

Leading the way in this field is Adnams Bio Energy Ltd who has developed a groundbreaking facility in Suffolk, designed specifically to produce renewable energy and to reduce carbon emissions and landfill waste in the East of England.

Completed in 2010, the anaerobic digestion facility will convert food waste from local businesses, hotels and restaurants, along with brewery waste from the nearby Adnams plant, into green gas and vehicle fuel.

Lynn McGoff, Technical Development Manager for Bio Group Ltd which is responsible for designing and constructing the facility, explained: “The new facility has been designed to take advantage of the most recent developments in the field of anaerobic digestion and will be the first of its kind to generate renewable energy which will be made available to the national grid.

“The anaerobic digester will break down 12,500 tonnes of organic waste per year to produce biogas for fuelling converted vehicles as well as the green gas which will be injected into the gas network.”

4 March 2011