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Issues
Food and drink waste accounts for around 22 million tonnes/year
•1/3 from food manufacturing and processing
•1/3 from commercial (e.g. catering, hotels and retail)
•1/3 third from the domestic sector
Issues
Food and drink waste accounts for around 22[1] million tonnes/year
•1/3 from food manufacturing and processing
•1/3 from commercial (e.g. catering, hotels and retail)
•1/3 third from the domestic sector
DriversABPR Some food waste banned from landfill
Landfill space London 3-5 years
Landfill tax £32/t now - £48/t by 2011
Methane 22 times more potent GHG than CO2
FOG Blockage is perennial and costly problem
Hazardous waste Low awareness in the sector
Cost Disposal plus purchasing and preparation
Barriers
•‘We have always done it this way’
•Contracts
•Location restrictions
•Data collection
•Lack of expertise/knowledge
What is Envirowise?
Envirowise is a Government-funded programme dedicated to putting the sustainable use of resources at the heart of UK business practice.
What is Resource Efficiency?
Resource efficiency can be defined as: -
The use of raw materials or inputs (utilities, raw materials, equipment, staff time etc) as efficiently as possible in the production of a product or delivery of a service.
I.e.
Minimising inputs while maintaining or increasing the quality of an output (product or service).
What’s the Process
Measuring and understanding inputs
Monitoring progress over time
Understand where biggest savings can be made
Make informed decisions – set realistic targets and objectives
Future proofing - ability to adapt to changes in environmental perspective
Reduce reliance of finite and renewable resources
Resource Efficiency in Practice
Elimination
Source reduction
Re-use
Recycling
Treatment & disposal
Leastpreferable
Buy what you need
Prepare what you need
Staff meals
Separate for composting
Landfill
Mostpreferable