Energy from packaging and food waste

Inetec provide Ethnic Cuisine with a cost-effective solution to their food waste and waste packaging problem, with the added benefit of creating a renewable energy source

Ethnic Cuisine choose Inetec to divert waste from Landfill Faced with the same food waste dilemma as most other Food Manufacturers, Swansea-based Ethnic Cuisine have chosen Inetec to provide a cost-effective solution to their food waste with the added benefit of renewable energy.

Ethnic Cuisine is a major ready meal supplier to a top 3 retailer.

Ethnic Cuisine have ordered an Inetec TT4000 machine plus associated equipment for processing their food waste and packaging.

The Inetec thermo-mechanical process uses a combination of heat and physical abrasion to break down the food and packaging waste into a dry, stable biofuel.

Due to its high calorific value, the biofuel can be converted into energy in the form of steam, hot water, heating or refrigeration.

On a larger scale, higher waste volumes can be used to generate electricity by gassifying the biofuel.

At Ethnic Cuisine, the food waste to be processed consists of packaged ready-meals, rice and vegetables and DAF sludge.

The Inetec technology does not require any depacking of the packaged foods prior to processing.

The resulting bio-fuel is to be further processed to provide hot water for use in the manufacturing process.

The Ethnic Cuisine project is an excellent example of how food and packaging waste can be exploited as a valuable resource with added cost savings and environmental benefits.

Waste that was previously landfilled is to be processed to energy on-site, avoiding rising landfill, transport and energy costs.

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