Hello BESTers,
It seems that grocery stores diverting their food waste is becoming a
trend. Recently two supermarket chains in the UK have announced plans
to tackle their food waste problem. The Co-operative Group, which owns
2800 stores, plans to divert food waste from all of its store to
anaerobic digestion by this July. They have already started a "waste
back-haul" problem at 1,500 of its stores, and plans to expand it to the
whole company. The waste is handled by Biffa, which sorts the stores'
the waste into recyclables, food waste, which is digested, and other
materials, which are dried and shredded for a solid fuel. The company
plans on diverting 34,000 tons of waste annually. The other company,
Tesco, which is one of the largest food retailers in the world at 50
million customers, will be addressing food waste at all steps of the
production chain. They are looking at how to reduce food waste from
farms and suppliers all the way to food waste at home, and considering
solutions to handling food waste such as food banks, animal feed, and
anaerobic digestion. As one of the largest sources of food waste, it is
a great thing that grocery stores are beginning to reign in this serious
problem.
Have a great weekend,
Ryan
http://www.resource.uk.com/article/Retailers/Coop_divert_all_food_store_waste_landfill-3142#.UakTQEDvuk0
Co-op to divert all food store waste from landfill
Resource Magazine
Annie Reece
May 28, 2013
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