On a global scale, it is estimated that food waste currently causes 14% of the world’s Greenhouse gas emissions. In the UK alone, businesses currently generate around 15 million tonnes annually, 40% of which will go to landfill. The methane gas emissions from landfill are increasingly being recognised as far more harmful to our planet than carbon – in fact 25 times more damaging than carbon dioxide (CO2) as a greenhouse gas.  This thought leaders topic will look at the estimated statistics that approximately 3.2 tonnes of landfill gas emissions can be prevented for every two tonnes of food waste converted and diverted from landfill sites.

Presented by Total Waste Solutions