Food Waste Recycling

Did you know that you can use any of the following to line your kitchen food waste caddy to help keep it clean:

  • a sheet of newspaper
  • a compostable liner/bag
  • a plastic liner/bag (no black bags)
  • an old plastic bag like a bread bag, carrier bag or cereal bag, etc.
What happens to food waste

Food waste from West Northamptonshire is currently taken to an anaerobic digester facility at either Cassington in Oxfordshire or Coleshill near Birmingham. 

Any liners are removed and sent for energy recovery. The food is then broken down by bacteria, as it would be in our stomachs. The facility produces both a nutritious fertiliser and methane gas which is burned to generate electricity. 

Watch a short video of what happens to food waste at an anaerobic digester facility:

A video from Trent Severn detailing the food waste recycling process

Full details are on the WNC website here.

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