Sainsbury’s intends to transform food waste into truck fuel to power 30 of its HGVs at its Bristol distribution centre.
From next month it will use biofuel produced directly from its food waste to save over 3,000 tonnes of CO2 each year.
The supermarket said this was equivalent to the yearly electricity consumption of 1,950 households.
Waste processor RenECO currently works with Sainsbury’s to turn the waste that can’t be donated or used for animal feed into biogas via anaerobic digestion.
This circular system will now use the biogas to create a liquid biofuel suitable for HGVs.
Patrick Dunne, Sainsbury’s chief property and procurement officer, said: “Today’s announcement underscores the power that collaboration has in driving impactful change across business.
“We are proud to have worked closely with our supplier RenECO to deliver a pioneering move that supports our commitment to circularity and helps us to take a further step towards becoming net zero across our operations by 2035.”
