“Thinking Outside The Grott Box”

1. “Thinking Outside The Grott Box” A New Way Of Capturing Food Waste IOM3 11th March 2009 Andrew Gadd (NISP) & Georgina Bingham (Angelheartinc Ltd)

2. 4.6 million tonnes diverted from landfill 4.7 million tonnes of CO2 saved You’ve never heard of NISP? £144m in additional sales £122m in cost savings for members Defra-funded ... so free at point of delivery Innovative Business Opportunity Programme Delivers bottom-line benefits Delivers environmental benefits Identifies commercial opportunities for waste National coverage ... 12,000 members www.nisp.org.uk

3. A third of the food we buy is thrown away 61% could have been eaten £420 per household of wasted food per year 19m tonnes ...ish

4. Early 2008 ... Anaerobic Digestion's Popularity and Fame Rising Due to BBC Radio 4's Archers Programme

5. Oi’mthinkin’ about building one of those there AnaerrobicDigesterrs and getting moi hands on some of those there ROCs. Oi’ll ask NISP for 30,000 tonnes of food waste ... ... Delivered by artic ... ... Every Tuesday ... ... Noicely segregated ... Lovely! The Dream ...

6. Composting • Deep land injection • Animal feed • Waste-to-energy • Re-use in process • Secondary markets (egFareShare) • Rendering ... and the Reality Contaminated Other Uses Dispersed Reluctance due to smell / vermin perception Packaged Commercial arrangement (per-lift skip charges) “It weighs down our other general waste!” There is certainly an opportunity but it needs some creative thinking. No real price incentive vs landfill Legislative(Cat2 and Cat1 probably included in WRAP’s figures)

7. The Grott Box Designed and developed by Angelheartinc Ltd A British Box for British Food Waste Lidded, stackable container Biodegradable wax liner ... waterproof from the inside-out 25 litre capacity – holds around 18kg of food waste Suitable for composting, AD or waste-to-energy Delivered flat-packed Hygroscopically absorbent cardboard ... no smells Logos and advertising potential

8. The Trials • Daily collection in a small vehicle • 3 Secondary Schools in the Grimsby area • Boxes stored for a week back at the Waste Mgt depot • Boxes composted • Compass UK & Ireland very supportive of concept • Approx 80,000 tonnes of food waste identified in State Schools

9. The Trials • 200-box trial over Christmas and New Year at Doncaster’s Best Western • Boxes placed in lidded skip • Food waste sent for energy recovery • 2 tonnes of food waste collected over 3-week period

10. The Model A Good (Potential) ModelA Dubious Model Nippy and nimble Bulk Collection Responsive Palletised Boxes Efficient Aiming Large Direct service A National Service Collection density Seeking Few Stops Regular milkround Swift Pickup Again ... there is certainly an opportunity but it needs some creative thinking.

11. The Interest Local Authorities Hotels Schools Offices Tea Shops Caterers Corporate Buffets Icecream / Burger Vans Trains / Planes Construction Sites Small Restaurants Guest Houses Festivals

12. The Interest Media InterestWaste Management Interest At least 5 waste management companies very interested in adding the Grott Box to their portfolio Commercial order placed “Portfolio Product” – it attracts interest! “It is my belief that the Grott Box is the way forward for all producers of catering wastes ... and this is a unique opportunity to reduce large volumes out of landfill.” Maurice Call Director, Environmental Expressions Ltd

13. The Outlets ... but plenty in Planning thanks to The Archers! Composting (65 dots) A.D. (7 dots)

14. The “Grott Family” Domestic Small Grott Box Medium Grott Box Large Grott Box Commercial Grott Box Grott Sack Grott Bag Grott Trolley

15. One small pork pie can power a 60W bulb for 22 seconds ... ... One Grott Box can power a 60W bulb for 44 minutes

16. The Grott Box “Packed Lunch For Anaerobic Digestion.” georgina.bingham@btconnect.com andrew.gadd@nisp.org.uk