The Catering Department at Bolton School has been doing its bit
for the environment by using the revolutionary 'Grott Box', which
allows food waste to be put to good use.
The 'Grott Box'is the first product from Angelheartinc Ltd, and
is a 100% fully bio degradable container that allows food waste to
be put to good use instead of ending up in landfill. The box is
designed to collect all food waste from homes and businesses, and
then recycle the waste through an Anaerobic Digestion unit. The
special bio degradable coating ensures that the cardboard does not
leak or emit any unpleasant smells when it is filled with food
waste.
The Boys' Division piloted the scheme in June last year working
with the Estates and Grounds departments, and it has now been
cascaded through the remainder of the Department. Any food waste
that is produced either in food preparation such as fruit core,
peelings, and damaged products, alongside the waste food that is
returned on meal trays, is stored in the grott sack which is
collected once a week. The moisture is then removed and it is
composted down and dried over a period of time to utilise in
another format. This has saved over one tonne of waste already that
would have otherwise gone to landfill.