Cannock to host UK's largest food waste site
Waste specialist Biffa is set to launch the UK's first "super" anaerobic digestion (AD) plant near Cannock.
The site, which is said to be the biggest in the UK, is set to process up to 120,000 tonnes of food waste from homes and businesses every year.
It will produce enough renewable energy to power 6,000 houses, Biffa said.
Biffa chief executive Ian Wakelin said: "This is the future of waste. It is taking food that could once only be sent to landfill and turning it into something of value on a truly industrial scale. It is a key milestone in society's drive to reduce waste, cut emissions and recover the inherent value in our waste."
The waste management service said the move was part of its strategy to expand its network of AD plants and follows on from the launch of its National Food Waste Recycling Service for businesses earlier in the year.
Wakelin added: “We all want to recycle more. It is initiatives like this which allow us to do so with minimum effect on our day to day lives at home or at work.”
About half of the UK's 15 million tons of waste which is disposed every year is though to come from businesses.
