AD facilities can provide heat and power as well as replacing inorganic fertilisers. For example, this Staples facility will produce 11 million kilowatt hours of electricity every year from 40,000 tonnes of vegetable waste.
GOAL
Recycling on the go facilities recycle items such as card, paper, plastics and metal
By 2015 we aim to create a step change in the UK’s capacity to recover energy and recycle soil nutrients, reducing the quantity of food and wood waste sent to landfill by 8%.
We will:
- Build anaerobic digestion (AD) and composting capacity in the UK by providing technical expertise and increasing investor confidence
- Develop business models that bring together the whole supply chain and communities
- Grow existing and develop new markets for quality products produced from AD, composting
