WHAT HAPPENS TO THIS FOOD WASTE?

an Anaerobic Digestion (AD) facility in Coleshill, North Warwickshire operated by Severn Trent Green Power, the UK’s largest producer of renewable energy from food waste.

Anaerobic digestion is the process by which organic matter such as food waste is broken down to produce biogas that can power 60,000 homes in the UK and a nutrient-rich liquid biofertilizer for farmland to help grow the fruit and vegetables that end up back on our plates. This process happens in the absence of oxygen in a sealed oxygen-free tank call an anaerobic digester.

Mark Barnfield, Commercial & Public Sector Manager at Severn Trent Green Power, said: “As one of the leading food waste recycling businesses in the UK we are delighted to have been awarded this contract with Warwickshire County Council to provide the residents of Warwickshire with a sustainable recycling solution for their food waste.”

Councillor Heather Timms, Portfolio Holder for Environment, Climate & Culture at Warwickshire County

Council said: “This new partnership with Severn Trent Green Power is a further demonstration of this Council’s commitment to doing everything it can to reduce its carbon impact on the rapidly changing climate. Not only does this provide a solution to increase the proportion of food waste collected for recycling from households in Stratford and Warwick, it, also produces a large amount of totally renewable energy and nutrient-rich fertiliser for our farmers.”