Composting household food waste

Greyduster

^Quote Fleurpepper Mon 20-Mar-23 08:14:13
Is that in the UK Greyduster?^

I take it that was in response to the incinerator comment?
Yes it is UK.

Ah thanks. Where is this?

Where are incinerators the norm in the UK, and not landfill? Would be really interested to know. Thanks.

There are incinerators in the Midlands.

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Yet again OP has not returned to discuss, elaborate or comment on our contributions

I live in Sheffield. I would hope that the system is in use in many local authorities. The system heats a large boiler which produces steam that is used to drive a turbine, generating electricity for the National Grid and producing hot water for the District Energy network.

Our food waste recycling is quite separate from the garden waste recycling.

The garden waste is composted in commercial composters. Food waste goes to an anaerobic digester. The methane so generated is fed into the grid and I think the waste matter left is used as an agricultural fertiliser.

I think big gatherings are the exception to the rule. You are bound to get food waste

Of course. That was my point.

For those of us who have people round most every day, no plan involved, there's much cooked food that can't be composted/ must be disposed of. We're lucky with land, foods feed animals, not everyone has that.

Fleurpepper A list of waste incinerators in the UK can be found here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_incinerators_in_the_United_Kingdom

54 in all, including one run by my county council, and more planned.

Thanks Monica.

Fleurpepper

Greyduster

^Quote Fleurpepper Mon 20-Mar-23 08:14:13
Is that in the UK Greyduster?^

I take it that was in response to the incinerator comment?
Yes it is UK.

Ah thanks. Where is this?

Where are incinerators the norm in the UK, and not landfill? Would be really interested to know. Thanks.

There’s a huge incinerator in Basildon.