Anaerobic digestion - the way forward
As environmental and recycling targets become even tighter, local authorities and industries are looking at viable alternatives to manage their waste streams and reduce their impact on the environment.
To meet these needs, we have installed a state-of-the art Anaerobic Digestion facility at our Deerdykes organics recycling site. This new fully enclosed facility enables 30,000 tonnes of food waste to be recycled each year.
What’s more, the Anaerobic Digestion process breaks down food waste to produce biogas. This biogas can then be used to provide:
- electricity - which will be used to power the works on site, with surplus offered to the Grid or even exported directly to local businesses
- heat - which may be used in district heating schemes to provide heat to local homes and businesses in the Cumbernauld area.
The process also produces nutrient rich digestate which can be used as a fertiliser to improve the nutritional content of Scotland's soil resources; and which will help to replace the use of inorganic fertiliser whose manufacture has a significant environmental impact.
Contact us
To find out more contact Brian Pirie on 0131 445 6874 or by emailing brian.pirie@scottishwaterhorizons.co.uk
