Croydon’s Fast Food Waste To Light Up Homes

Croydon Advertiser:

A McDonald’s franchisee is doing his bit to save the planet by turning his fast food waste into energy.
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Four out of seven of Gary Adams’ restaurants will have their waste collected and converted into energy.

Over a year, this is expected to produce enough electricity to power 3.6 million light bulbs for one hour, the equivalent of three evenings worth of light for every one of Croydon’s 330,000 households.

The McDonald’s restaurant waste is collected by Veolia Environmental Services and sent to South East London Combined Heat and Power (SELCHP), the energy recovery facility in Deptford.

It is then converted into energy that is channelled into the National Grid and used to power homes and businesses across the UK, including those in the capital.

The fast-food branches involved are in the Whitgift Centre, Church Street, Wellesley Road and Valley Retail Park.

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