A European funding award to the organisation has paid for the installation of two in-vessel composters at the Camberwell site. The resultant high quality compost is available for schools, parks and gardeners to use.

An Aardvark spokesperson said: “From the collection of food waste from local estates we are able to produce a great quality of compost. Aardvark Recycling is proud to ensure that this compost stays in the local area by donating it to any small community groups or individuals for allotments, green spaces and gardens.

This not only benefits the community but also the environment and greatly reduces the miles of the food cycle.”

With their support we have offered a free introductory box to residents living in the Larkhall ward of Lambeth, which would otherwise have cost £9.

They have also made it possible for us to provide the fruit and vegetables for a programme of healthy eating and nutrition course run by SAZ (Sports Action), which looks at ways of planning a nutritionally balanced diet for families.

To find out more go to their websites:

www.thesportactionzone.org

www.london.gov.uk/welllondon/

Recycling makes the best use of waste materials – including food waste. Businesses can comply with the new government regulations on pre-treatment of waste by recycling and composting. They can also save money by paying less landfill tax because they are recycling more waste materials. The present rate of landfill tax is likely to continue rising as government insists that less and less waste is sent to landfill.

A tonne of food waste deposited in landfill creates three quarters of a tonne of methane.

In 2005, landfill was the largest source of methane emissions in the UK, accounting for 700 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent (Stern Review 2006). One tonne of waste diverted from landfill equates to 720kg of methane avoidance.

We are very excited about this and we are working with The ABUNDANCE project on the Guinness Trust Estate, in Loughborough Park to supply us with rocket. If they ever have a glut of produce, this to will hopefully find its way into our boxes.

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Aardvark Recycling is helping Bea’s recycle its food and dry recycling waste.Bea’s strives to ensure the strain it places on the environment is as low as possible. The business, based in Bloomsbury, is dedicated to sustainable practices such as reduced packaging, energy efficienc, and recycling.

Bea’s spokesperson Lucy Henry said: “Aardvark plays an essential role in helping us to actively reduce our waste here at Bea’s of Bloomsbury. They are forever helpful, even when bombarded with our endless recycling queries!”

Bea’s of Bloomsbury composts all of its food waste, recycles paper, plastics and aluminium, and have designed their packaging to be as environmentally friendly as possible. In addition, they run on 100% green energy, use energy efficient induction cooking methods and locally sourceas much of their food as possible, using only sea or road freight. They also provide organic and ethically sourced Fairtrade coffee.

For more information on Beas of Bloomsbury go to www.beasofbloomsbury.com

An initiative conceived by the Garden Museum will see a free garden starter kit provided to every primary school in Lambeth, in early May.  Each kit will be supplied in a wooden crate personalized with the school’s name and suitable for use as a planting container.

Seeds will be supplied so that children can grow vegetables, herbs and flowers.  The crates will be delivered to the schools in an eco van.  The project will benefit over 60 schools and hundreds of school children. Funding from the Ernest Cook Trust has made this project possible.

Aardvark Recycling, in support of this great educational tool, are providing a bag of compost for each starter kit.  Keep an eye out for updates and stories from the children about their experiences.   To find out more about the Garden museum visit their website

Aardvark Recycling provide a collection service of food waste to the offices of Wolff Olins. To ensure a complete closed loop system for food waste, compost produced from these collections has been used to create this roof garden.

Global Generation aim to bring together people of all ages and backgrounds in practical projects, such as developing the roof garden at Wolff Olins, that are creative and educational. Projects such as these give young people a chance to empower themselves to take a lead in generating change amongst the businesses and communities where they live.

This is just one example of how food waste collections can benefit your business, support your CSR policies, engage staff and local young people as well as improve the local environment. For more information about this project please visit their website www.wolffolins.com