Chemical Engineers design waste management guide

IChemE recently conducted a household survey and discovered that as much as £610 worth of food is thrown away every year by the average family in the UK. As a result of these figures, the group has released a new guide to help families reduce the amount of household waste they generate.

According to IChemE’s Director of Policy, Andrew Furlong, the recently published ten-step guide covers all aspects of waste management and does no solely focus on food waste reduction.

“People must rethink the way they approach waste if we’re to avoid being lost to landfill The UK sends more rubbish to landfill than any other European nation and at current levels, we are only about eight years away from space running out,” he said.

The guide, Furlong said, is very practically oriented. “Beyond the obvious recycling bins and bottle banks, there is very little focus on practical steps that householders can take to cut the amount of waste they actually produce,” he said.

The guide is available as a free download on the group’s website.

“Chemical Engineers are developing new processes that apply the ‘reduce, reuse and recycle’ philosophy in industry but we must also ensure the same mantra is being used in our homes,” added Furlong.