TomVKlaveren published Gatwick Airport will now be able to convert your left over food...

A world-first waste plant that will allow food waste from planes to be turned into heating and power has been opened at Gatwick Airport.The £3.8 million plant, which will make Gatwick the first airport in the world to turn waste into energy on site, was formally opened on March 23. It is hoped that the new plant will save £1,000 a day in energy and waste management costs, help bring the airport up to an 85 per cent recycling rate and reduce waste vehicle movements on site by 50 per...

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