ReFood invests in Widnes plant to boost North West recycling

Food waste recycler ReFood is set to give the North West’s recycling capability a boost by investing in its Widnes plant.

The site will expand by 33% with the construction of a new Anaerobic Digester (AD) tank that, once complete, will enable the facility to process 160k tonnes of food waste every year.

According to ReFood, which is headquartered in Doncaster, the investment will make the Widnes site one of Europe’s highest capacity AD plants.

The firm said that businesses and councils can save money by having food waste recycled into energy rather than sending it to landfill, which typically costs 46% more.

ReFood commercial manager Richard Poskitt said: “This expansion represents a serious investment in the recycling capacity of the North West.

“To put things into perspective, once these works are complete, the site will have the capacity to handle all of Liverpool’s municipal food waste, whilst generating green energy for local users.”

He added: “Our presence in Widnes amounts to a £30m investment into the region, and our expansion will bring more jobs, both during construction and in the long-term.”

The 22-week build programme to deliver the expansion got underway in September last year.

ReFood said the project will not affect the Widnes site’s current capacity during the construction phase.

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