Sending ‘zero to landfill' had not been an aim at the start of the year, the venue's target was set at 25%, but improvements fast-tracked by the ACC's ‘Green Dream Team' have seen it beat expectations.
"From the day that we opened we have been tireless in our environmental work - 2009 was set to be the year that we achieved 25% waste to landfill," said ACC Liverpool CEO Bob Prattey. "The fact that we have superseded this is a reflection of the very dedicated team we have working on our green initiatives and the importance we place on the topic.
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This year, as part of its green programme, ACC Liverpool has been working with local Widnes power station, PDM on a food waste project. All food waste from ACC Liverpool is transported to the power station where it is mulched to form a homogenous purée. The puree is then injected into boilers and incinerated at 1,000C, thereby creating steam to power a turbine to generate electricity.
Similarly, waste from exhibitions and conferences is sent to Orchid Environmental where raw unsorted waste enters the plant and is sorted and ready to re-use, or reprocessed into diesel biofuel.
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