Food Waste (1)

Meeting:

MQT on 2015-11-18

Session date:

November 18, 2015

Reference:

2015/3887

Question By:

Murad Qureshi

Organisation:

Labour Group

Asked Of:

The Mayor

Category:

Environment

Question

How much of London's non-domestic food waste goes to anaerobic digestion (AD) plants to generate renewable energy?

Answer

Answer for Food Waste (1)

Answered By:

The Mayor

Date:

Monday, 23rd November 2015

GLA food modelling this data informed by the Defra Commercial and Industrial Waste survey 2009 estimates around 40,000 tonnes of London's non-domestic food waste per year is treated via AD or in in-vessel composting facilities.

Last year the Environment Agency introduced the Electronic Duty of Care (EDOC) system which should make it easier to report commercial waste movements more accurately.