What happens to Edinburgh food waste?
Food waste from Edinburgh residents goes to the food waste treatment facility at Millerhill and into an anaerobic digester. It breaks it down and produces gas, which is used to power Millerhill and goes into the national grid. The City of Edinburgh Council does not get paid for the waste.
What happens to food waste collected by councils?
During this process, food waste is put into an anaerobic digester where micro-organisms break down food waste in the absence of oxygen. … This process produces biogas, a mixture of methane and carbon dioxide which can then be used to produce heat, electricity or transport fuels.
How much food is wasted in Scotland?
We believe that far too much food and drink goes to waste, unnecessarily draining resources and budgets. One million tonnes of food and drink in Scotland was wasted in 2013. Sixty-one percent comes from households, 25% from food and drink manufacturing and 14% from other sources.
Where does household food waste go?
Most of it ends up in landfill sites where it rots and releases methane, a damaging green house gas. Throwing away food is also a huge waste of the energy, water and packaging used in its production, transportation and storage.
What happens garden waste Scotland?
Garden waste is taken to Forth Resource Management where they shred garden waste in large piles, called open windrows, where it composts over time. The end product, a soil improver, can be bought by members of the public.
Where does Scotland’s recycling go?
The residual waste is collected from our Waste Transfer Stations (WTS). The waste is then transported to Levenseat’s site in West Lothian, where the majority of the waste is treated to produce a refuse derived fuel to generate heat and electricity as well as recovering materials which can be recycled.
Can bones go in food waste?
You can put the following food waste in your caddy: meat and fish – raw or cooked, including bones and skin. fruit and vegetables – raw or cooked. all non-liquid dairy products.
Can paper towels go in food waste?
The paper towels, used or unused, can’t be recycled and should go in your rubbish bin. If you have a food waste bin, some councils let you put a small amount of kitchen towel in with your food waste, but you should always double check as local collections do vary.
How much waste does Scotland produce each year?
The total volume of household waste generated in Scotland fell a further 2% in 2018, from 2.46 million tonnes in 2017 to 2.41 million tonnes in 2018, a decrease of 55,574 tonnes. 2018 saw a further decrease of household waste sent to landfill, 7% or 75,491 tonnes down from 2017.
What is the waste Scotland Regulations 2012?
The Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2012 require that some food businesses take reasonable steps to present their food waste for separate collection. Our guidance on Food Waste Management in Scotland sets out requirements across the food waste supply chain in order to achieve high quality recycling.