Planning permission has been granted for a new anaerobic digestion food waste recycling plant in Warwickshire, which will power around 2,000 homes.
The new plant will have capacity to treat around 45,000 tonnes of food waste per year – and will process waste from manufacturers, retailers and households in the region.
Warwickshire County Council gave its approval for work to begin on the Merevale & Blyth Estate, after considering the plans.
The plant will have dual benefits: diverting food waste from landfill and creating extra energy capacity for the national grid.
Local farmers and crop growers also stand to benefit too, as the plant is expected to produce biofertiliser for surrounding farmland and the estate.
Experts have suggested that the UK's burgeoning energy-from-waste recycling sector could be replicated in other countries with similarly urban demographic distributions of populations.
The UK's national and local governments have been broadly supportive of large-scale energy-from-waste and anaerobic digestion projects, which often face opposition from local residents.
Typical Guttridge equipment used in the anaerobic digestion industry includes; Conveyors – screw conveyors – chain conveyors – belt conveyors
