A new food waste recycling facility which supports economic growth and a healthy environment was opened by Defra Minister of State David Heath today. Wessex Water's sewage treatment works in Avonmouth could create jobs and new business opportunities and is the first such facility in the area. Built and operated by Wessex Water subsidiary GENeco, the new anaerobic digestion plant can annually turn 40,000 tonnes of food waste into a renewable energy supply equivalent to serving 3,000 homes. It also produces a nutrient-rich organic fertiliser to help local farmers reduce their costs and reliance on non-organic chemical fertilisers. Speaking at the official...
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