Sainsbury’s, a UK based chain of grocery stores is beginning a new program that will transform wasted food into electricity. 42 tons of waste food from 28 Sainsbury’s locations in Scotland will be delivered weekly to a biomass power plant for processing. This food waste is expected to generate enough electricity to power about 500 homes. This summer, the waste to electricity program will be expanded throughout the UK, as part of Sainsbury’s plan to no longer send any waste whatsoever to landfills.
[via Treehugger]
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We’re experiencing a heat wave in Melbourne, please excuse a possible conspiracy theorist comment as I sit in a sauna reading this article… the first thing that comes to mind is… hhhmm… good way to utilise GM modified food. 42 tonnes of waste food A WEEK from one chain of grocery stores in one country and how many people are hungry? At the same time, great solution to keep computers and all things electrical running.
January 28th, 2009 at 9:28 pm