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Liverpool Guild of Students – Dewatering and composting equipment
The main driver behind seeking an on-site solution was that the site’s food waste was previously not segregated – meaning it was grouped with general waste and, as a result, collected for incineration.
This was not only bad for the environment – with harmful gases being emitted during the incineration process – but the costs for collection and disposal were also incredibly high.
The students’ union invested in dewatering and composting machinery. The Guild now has separate food waste caddies in the campus kitchens, whose content is emptied into the dewatering equipment prior to being fed into the Rocket Composter.
As a result of its innovative and sustainable practice, the site has not only diverted food waste away from incineration, but it’s also been able to reduce the number of general waste bins on campus.
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Liverpool Guild of Students