Food recycling firm ReFood has begun work on a new £32 million anaerobic digestion site in Dagenham, east London, that will be able to recycle 160,000 tonnes of food waste a year.
Located at London's Sustainable Industries Park (SIP), the new site will power 10,000 homes and provide more than 60 jobs.
“In London and the surrounding areas, a significant volume of food waste is generated every year and ReFood Dagenham will play a crucial role in recycling this waste,” said ReFood commercial director Philip Simpson. “Helping businesses to lower their operational costs, become more sustainable and, most importantly, divert a highly valuable resource away from landfill.
“Our UK operations have grown by 250 per cent since our first year of production in 2012 and we have ambitious plans to further build on this success.”
ReFood Dagenham will be the company’s third plant in the UK, adding to its existing AD sites in Doncaster and Widnes.
