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Council commits to reduce carbon ‘food-print’
A Scots council has renewed a two-year contract to send its food waste to Scotland’s first large-scale recycling facility to be used to generate renewable energy. East Dunbartonshire Council has committed to continue sending waste to Scottish Water Horizons’ Deerdykes Bioresources Centre near Cumbernauld where it undergoes anaerobic digestion –…
04 May 2022 -
Innovative Partnership Offers Route to a Greener Dram
An innovative new project is ‘distilling’ residues from Scotland’s famous whisky industry into sustainable, green energy. The successful trial involving Scottish Water, SEPA and major distiller Chivas Brothers saw distillery residue brought into Aberdeen’s Nigg Waste Water Treatment Works for the first time, with promising results. ‘Cheers’ to co-digestion A…
07 April 2022 -
To the moon and back (12 times) with food waste
Scotland’s first-ever large-scale food waste recycling facility is celebrating a milestone green energy achievement. Scottish Water Horizons’ Deerdykes Bioresources Centre near Cumbernauld in North Lanarkshire has generated 50 GWh of green electricity – the equivalent of powering 13,500 homes for a year – since it opened in 2010. The facility…
01 February 2022 -
Keep COP26 in mind in the kitchen this Christmas
Scottish Water is urging customers to build on the momentum gained at the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow and play a part in cutting carbon emissions from food waste this Christmas. Around 67 million meals go to waste in Scotland every December with 84% of Scottish households having leftover…
16 December 2021 -
10 years of recycling food waste into green energy
Scotland’s first ever large-scale food waste recycling facility celebrates a huge milestone this Climate Week marking ten years since it was first commissioned. In a decade, Scottish Water Horizons’ Deerdykes Bioresources Centre near Cumbernauld in North Lanarkshire has processed over one hundred and fifty-five thousand (155,000) tonnes of food waste.…
17 September 2020 -
Blog: Fight festive food waste – David Cunningham
Christmas is almost upon us – parties are in full swing, shops are bursting with people on the hunt for last minute gifts and lights are twinkling in towns across Scotland. One of my favourite parts of Christmas is the chance to catch up with friends and family over hearty…
23 December 2019
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