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Households in Bath and North East Somerset, UK will soon benefit from New Earth Solutions' waste treatment processes following the award of a long-term food waste treatment contract.
All the food waste collected by the Council from its residents, will be composted by New Earth, diverting it from landfill and converting it into a nutrient-rich, high-quality compost. The resulting compost product will be used by New Earth's existing agricultural customers to improve soil quality and aid crop growth.
Councillor Charles Gerrish, Cabinet Member for Service Delivery, said, "The contract award is the next milestone in increasing recycling capacity through Bath and North East Somerset Council's efforts to get food waste recycling up-and-running. The method used to treat the food waste is environmentally-friendly and turning it into compost will be popular with residents."
The award of this 7 year contract, which is expected to cover in the order of 5,000 tonnes per annum, will assist the Council in meeting its statutory landfill diversion and recycling targets whilst providing the Council with an efficient and value for money service.
New Earth Managing Director, Chris Cox, said "New Earth is pleased to be working with Bath and North East Somerset Council on this project. Our proven ability to provide local authorities with recycling services and recover value from household food waste further supports local authorities in reducing the quantities of waste sent to landfill."
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