Environment Secretary Hilary Benn says: "In the UK, we produce 100 million tonnes of food and other organic waste every year that we could be using to create enough heat and energy to run over two million homes."
Five pilot schemes get funding
London: Five projects to create energy from organic waste, such as food, have been awarded UK government grants to prove the viability of anaerobic-digestion plants.
11 June 2009 22:00 GMT
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25 November 2012 9:57 GMT
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