Hello BESTers,

Thanks to Dr. Wayne Smith for passing this article along.  Major UK 
food retailers, including Tesco, Waitrose, Walmart, Marks & Spencer, and 
Sainsbury are taking the task of reducing their food waste head-on.  In 
light of a $98 per ton landfill, which will increase each year, and 
subsidies for waste-to-energy projects, supermarkets are aggressively 
seeking to divert their food waste for bioenergy.  Marks & Spencer has 
pledged to reach zero-waste and is currently sending 89% of its food 
waste to biogas facilities.  Tesco recycles 2000 metric tons of used oil 
and chicken fat into biodiesel. Sainsbury has partnered to construct 40 
new biogas plants.  How much longer until US supermarkets follow the 
lead of their British counterparts?

Have a great weekend,
Ryan

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-06-14/british-retailers-turn-waste-into-power

British Retailers Turn Waste Into Power
Bloomberg Businessweek
Louise Downing
June 14, 2012