Cable Links 120,000 TPA Food Waste to Energy Plant to Sainsburys Cannock Store

UK supermarket chain, Sainsbury’s and its waste and recycling industry partner, Biffa have launched a new project that will allow Sainsbury’s Cannock store to run on power generated solely from the supermarket’s own food waste. According to Sainsbury’s, by using Biffa’s Anaerobic Digestion (AD) facilities and a unique power link up, its Cannock store will be powered using electricity generated using food waste from Sainsbury’s stores across the UK. The company added that the project will help to close the loop on food recycling as it continues to send zero operational waste to landfill. In June 2013, Sainsbury’s achieved its 20x20 sustainability target of putting all its store waste to positive use – and diverting it from landfill. The retail said that all general waste from stores is recycled or turned into fuel. Surplus food that can’t be used by our charity partners to feed vulnerable people is now processed into animal feed to support British farmers or used to generate energy through anaerobic digestion. How it works Sainsbury’s send zero operational waste to landfill. Any food waste that is unsuitable for charitable donations or animal feed is sent to anaerobic digestion at Biffa to be converted to energy This remaining food waste is collected from Sainsbury’s supermarkets around the UK using Sainsbury’s delivery trucks. It is returned to Biffa’s plant in Cannock The food waste is turned into bio-methane gas, which is then used to generate electricity at the Biffa plant Electricity for Sainsbury’s Cannock store is directly supplied to the supermarket via a newly constructed new 1.5 km long electricity cable The new power supply – built in partnership with Biffa – means the Cannock store will come off the National Grid for day to day electricity consumption Read More Sainsbury's & Google Team up to Tackle Food Waste UK supermarket chain, Sainsbury’s has teamed up with Google to launch its Food Rescue tool which is aimed at reducing food waste by giving people practical help and ideas on how to use up ingredients that can often lay forgotten at the back of the fridge or cupboard. 120,000 TPA Food Waste to Biogas for Grid Injection Plant Opened in Widnes, UK SARIA has opened a 120,000 tonne per year anaerobic digestion plant that will inject biogas into the national gas grid in Widnes, Northern of England. Compliance Scheme Welcomes Proposed Changes to UK WEEE Recycling Classifications Recolight has welcomed the government’s intention to change the classification of products sold to businesses that can be used both by consumers and businesses.