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More businesses than ever turning food and farm waste into energy

12 December 2014 •

WRAP survey reveals the UK now hosts 117 anaerobic digestion plants

The number of UK anaerobic digestion (AD) plants turning old food scraps and farm waste into energy has grown 34 per cent this year, with 2.55 million tonnes of organic material now being processed each...

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