Less and less to landfill as Moto recycle food waste on-site with BioNova

Moto, the UK's market leader in motorway service areas, has significantly reduced food waste sent to landfill thanks to the installation of an Accelerated Aerobic BioDigester, made by BioNova.

In keeping with Moto’s pro-active and ongoing environmental commitment to sort and separate its waste, BioNova’s BioDigester processes food waste - the largest element of unwanted material – in just 72 hours, turning it into a nutrient and energy-rich material that can be used as a biofuel for a biomass boiler.

Despite increased sales from the presence at Moto of outlets such as M&S Simply Food, Costa and Burger King, waste collected for landfill continues to fall, as Area General Manager, Sara Davies, explains:

“At Moto we sort and separate cans, glass, plastics, detergent and chemicals”, she said, “so in addition to our compactor (for cardboard) it was a natural progression to also look at the most effective way we could reduce sending food waste to landfill”.

She added: “The cost-savings with BioNova are significant and there is the added benefit of having our food waste recycled on site. Introducing a biomass boiler and then utilising the material from the Digester for heating and hot water is also an option”.

Odour-free and at £6 per tonne, very energy efficient, BioNova’s BioDigester is capable of treating 1,000 litres and upwards (no limit) of organic waste per week, and is fully compliant with landfill and ABPR (Animal By-Products) regulations relating to organic and process food waste.

What Our Customers Say

The Hotel & Extreme Academey Watergate Bay

"We are thrilled with the machine and the fact that we are now diverting over 80 tonnes of food waste a year away from landfill, & saving on gas use in three businesses."

Nailcote Hall Golf & Country Club

"We used to put up with a stinking, wasp infested & expensive skip for our food waste. Now we process it cleanly on site producing a biofuel that helps to heat our leisure complex."

Awards & Accolades

2010 - BioNova won the annual Food Processing award for Energy Innovation for its innovative solution.

2010 - Finalist at the AFOR (Association for Organics Recycling) awards for innovation.

2011 - Finalist at the AFOR awards for the Nailcote Hall Hotel Project.

Nailcote Hall

RHI Opportunity 1

2,000 litre waste/50kw biomass

Typical annual RHI pays £11,110 - based on circa 2,000 litres waste & a co-fuelled 50kw biomass boiler.

RHI Opportunity 2

4,000 litre waste/100kw biomass

Typical annual RHI earns £17,600 - based on circa 4,000 litres waste & a co-fuelled 100kw biomass boiler.