Sainsbury aims at a greener future

• May. 26 by Yasmine Hachani (0)

Sainsbury’s aims to use anaerobic digestion as its sole method of food waste management by 2012.

The super store currently uses a number of different management methods as part of its Zero Food Waste to Landfill Network

Neil Sachdev, Sainsbury’s commercial director said

‘It is hoped that by 2012, the supermarket chain will use AD only to handle its food waste’

The Midlands food waste will be treated at Biffas Anaerobic Digestion plant – the UKs first mixed waste AD plant. The facility was originally designed to receive food waste which has been mechanically separated from household refuse but now it can also remove packaging materials from food waste

Biffa engineering director John Casey said

’Securing this contract with Sainsburys for the management of food waste from their Midlands stores has been the result of 18 months hard so we hope for the best ’

The West Midlands can see a greener future as the company said it was now working on new AD plan in the region.