Less and less to landfill as Moto recycle food waste on-site with BioNova

In keeping with Moto’s pro-active and ongoing environmental commitment to sort and separate its waste, BioNova’s BioDigester processes food waste - the largest element of unwanted material – in just 72 hours, turning it into a nutrient and energy-rich material that can be used as a biofuel for a biomass boiler.
Despite increased sales from the presence at Moto in Exeter (Junction 30 of the M5) of outlets such as M&S Simply Food, Costa and Burger King, waste collected for landfill continues to fall, as Area General Manager, Sara Davies, explains:
“At Moto we sort and separate cans, glass, plastics, detergent and chemicals”, she said, “so in addition to our compactor (for cardboard) it was a natural progression to also look at the most effective way we could reduce sending food waste to landfill”.
She added: “The cost-savings with BioNova are significant and there is the added benefit of having our food waste recycled on site. Introducing a biomass boiler and then utilising the material from the Digester for heating and hot water is also an option”.
Odour-free and at £6 per tonne, very energy efficient, BioNova’s BioDigester is capable of treating 1,000 litres and upwards (no limit) of organic waste per week, and is fully compliant with landfill and ABPR (Animal By-Products) regulations relating to organic and process food waste.