WASTE MANAGEMENT
looking for new ways to reuse and recycle ,” Paul Crewe , Sainsbury ’ s ’ head of sustainability , said . “ We ’ re delighted to be the first business ever to make use of this linkup technology , allowing our Cannock store to be powered entirely by our food waste .”
What isn ’ t used to energy is donated to hunger initiatives .
Anaerobic digestion is an increasingly popular form of energyfrom-waste for a number of reasons including its carbon neutrality and
A biogas plant is used to generate energy from the food waste ability to operate in remote areas . Sainsbury ’ s efforts in this field are already paying off , as the energy can power 2,500 homes each year in the area of Cannock .
A Perfect Solution to an ‘ Imperfect ’ Problem The European Union declared 2014 the European Year Against Food Waste . While Sainsbury ’ s is inarguably the leader in this category , French supermarket chain Intermarché has
‘ This turned out to be a wildly successful venture , as during the first two days of the campaign , each store averaged 1.2 tons of sales and saw an increased 24 percent average foot traffic . Though this may be a different kind of energy – the caloric kind – these kinds of initiatives are vital to the success of programs like Sainsbury ’ s .’
38 September 2014