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Lincoln
youngsters
win zero
waste lunch
box challenge
FCC Environment manages the EfW facility
at Lincolnshire which opened in 2013 and
produces energy from waste, thereby shar-
ply reducing the amount of waste that Lin-
colnshire residents send to the landfill. The
facility can treat 170,000 tons of urban and
business waste each year and, as a conse-
quence, generates 11.24 megawatt per
hour of renewable electric energy which it
sells to local grids. This amount is equiva-
lent to the electricity supply of 26,500 hou-
seholds.
Youngsters from Reepham C E Primary
School, near Lincoln, are the best in the
county at recycling.
Over the past year, primary schools from
across the county have been taking part in
a challenge to reduce the amount of waste
from their lunch box at Lincolnshire County
Council’s Energy from Waste facility.
Ian Randall, headteacher at Reepham C of
E school, said: “It’s so important that our
young people get a well-rounded educa-
tion. We need to teach them about the
world we live in, how it works and how we
can help protect it for future generations.
“The visit to the EfW facility was brilliant. It
allowed us to start conversations about the
importance of recycling and how we can all
play a role in taking care of the environment.”
Reg Shore, executive member for waste
services at Lincolnshire County Council,
said: “This challenge is a great way for
youngsters to learn about waste and re-
cycling.
“Making simple swaps, such as cutting up
cheese, fruit and vegetables into sticks
rather than buying individually packaged
ones and putting sandwiches in a tub ins-
tead of using cling film, zip-lock bags or foil
and bringing drinks in reusable bottles, can
make a huge difference in the amount of
waste which is put in the bin.
“Thirty three students took part from Re-
epham school and managed to only have
100g of waste when they had finished ea-
ting! That’s less than an iphone! Amazing! “
Sally Hood, visitor manager for FCC Envi-
ronment, who runs the Energy from Waste
facility, comments: “It was an absolute de-
light to have the children and young people
from Reepham visit us at the facility. I hope
that it provokes thoughts of waste manage-
ment and encourages them to change their
lunch box habits – which evidently it has!
Excellent news!”
Lincolnshire County
primary schools have
taken part in a challenge
to reduce the amount of
waste from their lunch box
at the County Council’s
Energy from Waste facility
(EfW).
In 2011, the Lincolnshire County Cou-
ncil made the commitment to reduce
the amount of waste that is sent to the
landfill sites and, since the Energy from
Waste Facility started operations, this
objective has been reached, reducing
waste by somewhat more than 90%.
More than 90%
reduction