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.