Les Chemins de la durabilité
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Sainsbury's Zero Food-waste-to-landfill Policy
Type de pratique Recover
Nom de la pratique Sainsbury's Zero Food-waste-to-landfill Policy
Nom de l’acteur principal Sainsbury's, UK
Type d’acteur(s) Société
Pays United Kingdom
Etape de mise en œuvre Vente au détail
Année de mise en œuvre 2011
Opérations déjà accomplies/en cours By the end of 2011, Sainsbury's became the first supermarket in the UK to send all its food waste for anaerobic digestion (AD) – the process that decomposes food waste to release biogas which can then be used to produce electricity.
Under the EU landfill directive, Britain is obliged to reduce the amount of biodegradable waste going to landfill to 50% of 1995 levels by 2013. Sainsbury's has invested in Tamar Energy Ltd., a new company focused on producing energy from organic waste matter.
Résultats et impacts All surplus food waste from stores is going to charities or AD plans to generate green energy.
Les source(s) http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/nov/17/sainsburys-zero-waste-landfill; http://www.j-sainsbury.co.uk/media/latest-stories/2012/20120222-sainsburys-backs-new-business-to-fuel-green-power/
Contact http://www.j-sainsbury.co.uk/extras/contacts/
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