The Alderney Wildlife Trust has launched a new initiative—the ‘Alderney Waste to Food’ project —with support from main sponsor, Fort.
The aim of the Alderney Waste to Food (AWTF) project is to reduce the overall cost of waste management and the need to import compost. The project is led by local business Alderney Roots, who will be using the project’s output to replace imported compost. It is also supported by the Georgian House and Jack’s Brasserie who will be helping to provide green wastes, thus removing them from the main island waste stream.
Fort, Guernsey and Alderney-based trust and corporate services company, is donating funds to purchase essential equipment and help with the installation of in-vessel compost technology. This is a key part of the project to improve food waste management in Alderney.
Roland Gauvain, manager of the Alderney Wildlife Trust, said: “We hugely appreciate the support from companies such as Fort who truly value our work towards developing systems to both reduce carbon wastage and improve local sustainability.”
This new approach to food waste management aims to reduce the carbon produced during the composting process and produce low carbon compost on the island.
The Alderney Wildlife Trust will also remove invasive plants from the area where the project is taking place.
Graham McCormack, CEO of Fort, said: “Our team enjoy supporting local projects within the community like this. Making a positive environmental impact and reducing carbon emissions align with our values and we look forward to seeing how the project contributes to the Alderney Wildlife Trust’s larger goals for sustainability.”
Pictured: AWT volunteers helping to build AWTF site.
