Tuesday, March 27, 2007
More food waste being recycled in Milton Keynes, UK
More food waste being recycled in Milton Keynes, UK
More food waste in Milton Keynes (UK) is to be recycled after a successful pilot scheme to cut down on rubbish going to landfill.
The trial, which started in 2005, was carried out in Newport Pagnell and Bradwell Common to find out the best way to encourage residents to recycle their leftover food.
From April 2007 the food waste will be sent to Biogen's anaerobic digestion plant in Bedford where it will be combined with animal slurry to produce green energy and fertiliser.
Read the full news report from here @ Milton Keynes Today
More food waste in Milton Keynes (UK) is to be recycled after a successful pilot scheme to cut down on rubbish going to landfill.
The trial, which started in 2005, was carried out in Newport Pagnell and Bradwell Common to find out the best way to encourage residents to recycle their leftover food.
From April 2007 the food waste will be sent to Biogen's anaerobic digestion plant in Bedford where it will be combined with animal slurry to produce green energy and fertiliser.
Read the full news report from here @ Milton Keynes Today
Labels: animal-waste, waste, waste-uk
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Cutting the Carbon Impacts of Waste
Cutting the Carbon Impacts of Waste
A clearer picture of how waste can be managed to reduce its impacts on climate change emerges in new research published today.
The reports anticipate the greenhouse gas effects of the UK’s main waste streams between 2005 and 20311, and assess the different ways of dealing with household garden and food waste2,3.
The ERM report shows that recycling has significant benefits over landfill, particularly in terms of reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
Read the full news report from here @ The A to Z of Building
A clearer picture of how waste can be managed to reduce its impacts on climate change emerges in new research published today.
The reports anticipate the greenhouse gas effects of the UK’s main waste streams between 2005 and 20311, and assess the different ways of dealing with household garden and food waste2,3.
The ERM report shows that recycling has significant benefits over landfill, particularly in terms of reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
Read the full news report from here @ The A to Z of Building
Labels: anaerobic-digestion, climate-change, uk, waste, waste-uk
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