“Thinking Outside The Grott Box” A New Way Of Capturing Food Waste IOM3 11 th March 2009 Andrew Gadd (NISP) & Georgina Bingham (Angelheartinc Ltd)

You’ve never heard of NISP? Defra-funded... so free at point of delivery Innovative Business Opportunity Programme Identifies commercial opportunities for waste National coverage... 12,000 members Delivers environmental benefits 4.6 million tonnes diverted from landfill 4.7 million tonnes of CO2 saved Delivers bottom-line benefits £144m in additional sales £122m in cost savings for members

19m tonnes...ish A third of the food we buy is thrown away 61% could have been eaten £420 per household of wasted food per year

Anaerobic Digestion's Popularity and Fame Rising Due to BBC Radio 4's Archers Programme Early

Oi’m thinkin’ about building one of those there Anaerrobic Digesterrs and getting moi hands on some of those there ROCs. Oi’ll ask NISP for 30,000 tonnes of food waste Delivered by artic Every Tuesday Noicely segregated... Lovely! The Dream...

... and the Reality Contaminated Packaged Dispersed Reluctance due to smell / vermin perception No real price incentive vs landfill Other Uses Composting Deep land injection Animal feed Waste-to-energy Re-use in process Secondary markets (eg FareShare) Rendering Legislative (Cat2 and Cat1 probably included in WRAP’s figures) Commercial arrangement (per-lift skip charges) Commercial arrangement (per-lift skip charges) “It weighs down our other general waste!” There is certainly an opportunity but it needs some creative thinking.

The Grott Box A British Box for British Food Waste 25 litre capacity – holds around 18kg of food waste Biodegradable wax liner... waterproof from the inside-out Lidded, stackable container Hygroscopically absorbent cardboard... no smells Suitable for composting, AD or waste-to-energy Delivered flat- packed Logos and advertising potential Designed and developed by Angelheartinc Ltd

The Trials  Daily collection in a small vehicle  3 Secondary Schools in the Grimsby area  Boxes stored for a week back at the Waste Mgt depot  Boxes composted  Compass UK & Ireland very supportive of concept  Approx 80,000 tonnes of food waste identified in State Schools

The Trials  200-box trial over Christmas and New Year at Doncaster’s Best Western  Boxes placed in lidded skip  Food waste sent for energy recovery  2 tonnes of food waste collected over 3-week period

The Model A Good (Potential) Model A Dubious Model Nippy and nimble Responsive Efficient Direct service Collection density Regular milkround Bulk Collection Palletised Boxes Aiming Large A National Service Seeking Few Stops Swift Pickup Again... there is certainly an opportunity but it needs some creative thinking.

The Interest Schools Tea Shops Corporate Buffets Trains / Planes Small Restaurants Festivals Hotels Offices Caterers Icecream / Burger Vans Construction Sites Guest Houses Local Authorities

The Interest Media Interest Waste Management Interest At least 5 waste management companies very interested in adding the Grott Box to their portfolio Commercial order placed “Portfolio Product” – it attracts interest! “It is my belief that the Grott Box is the way forward for all producers of catering wastes... and this is a unique opportunity to reduce large volumes out of landfill.” Maurice Call Director, Environmental Expressions Ltd

The Outlets Composting (65 dots) A.D. (7 dots)... but plenty in Planning thanks to The Archers!

Domestic The “Grott Family” Small Grott Box Medium Grott Box Large Grott Box Commercial Grott Box Grott Sack Grott Bag Grott Trolley

One small pork pie can power a 60W bulb for 22 seconds One Grott Box can power a 60W bulb for 44 minutes

The Grott Box “Packed Lunch For Anaerobic Digestion.”