Sainsbury’s has revealed that it is set to transform food waste into fuel for some of its HGV trucks.
From next month, the initiative will see biofuel produced directly from the supermarket’s food waste power 30 trucks at its Emerald Park distribution centre. It is claimed that this will save over 3,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually, equivalent to the yearly electricity consumption of 1,950 households.
Waste processor RenECO currently works with Sainsbury’s to turn food waste that can’t be donated or used for animal feed into biogas via anaerobic digestion. This circular system will now use the output of this anaerobic digestion, the biogas, to create a liquid biofuel suitable for HGVs.
Patrick Dunne, Sainsbury’s Director of Property, Procurement, and EV Ventures, commented: “Today’s announcement underscores the power that collaboration has in driving impactful change across business. We are proud to have worked closely with our supplier RenCo to deliver a pioneering move that supports our commitment to circularity and helps us to take a further step towards becoming net zero across our operations by 2035.”
