SELBY PLANT TO DIGEST TONNES OF FOOD WASTE AND POWER THOUSANDS OF HOMES
Former Tate & Lyle citric acid plant to be transformed into Britain’s largest food waste processing facility.
The plant, to be located in Selby North Yorkshire will take 165,000 tonnes of waste and turn it into enough power for 10,800 homes.
FoodProductionDaily.com reports that the site will cost £20m and will use anaerobic digestion to break down the waste.
The site will be connected to The National Grid and will also provide a low cost heat source for local businesses.
The Business Development Manager at Selby told FoodProductionDaily.com “A clean, renewable fuel is produced which can be used to create electricity and heat and we are returning a green, sustainable fertiliser to the land which will in turn grow our crops for food. Everyone wins as the waste is treated in a sealed process reducing the generation of greenhouse gases and carbon emissions.
“People are looking for an alternative to landfill and we are, of course, looking to speak to food manufacturers to ensure a regular supply of feedstock,”
For more information http://www.bakeryandsnacks.com/Processing-Packaging/UK-s-largest-food-waste-processing-plant-given-green-light.
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