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MEIKO'S MEAN, GREEN, FOOD EATING MACHINE
 Meiko was equally proactive with
another hitch. "Staff were overloading
the waste buckets prior to loading
them into the Microvac. We had 6
litre buckets which were piled high,
which would then block up the
system as too much was going
though in one hit. Meiko assessed
the problem and provided us with
specially designed 5 litre buckets,
which even when piled high would be
the maximum 6 litres ensuring smooth
operation. The new grey buckets
even feature the Envac logo to
reduce any confusion. The kitchen
team were also provided with T-shirts,
hats and scrapers, says Ayton. Meiko
supply Envac buckets, shirts, hats
and scrapers free on each project.The Microvac system helps to meet the 2007 Landfill Directive by providing a means of sorting and storing food waste as a dedicated waste stream, while removing all of the hygiene risks, together with the health and safety issues that one encounters when moving heavy food waste around the facility. The economic advantages are that it reduces labour, energy, water, transport and disposal costs. From an environmental perspective it reduces the volume of waste to be transported while providing a renewable energy source when used to generate bio fuel and it can also reduce the transport CO² emissions by up to 96% over the life of the system. Because of the vacuum and the Ph levels maintained within the system there are no unpleasant odours even when high ambient temperatures are experienced. Now, food waste from HMS Collingwood is collected on a four to six week cycle by specialist waste contractor Veolia, and transported for composting in the Bournemouth area, whereas waste from HMS Raleigh in Torpoint Cornwall, is used in biogas production at the Holsworthy facility in Barnstaple North Devon. "CDIS - KARM firmly believes that if the food waste generated within a catering facility exceeds 400 litres per week and does not exceed 180 litres per hour from any one of four collection points then the Microvac system should be considered with the life cycle costs being analysed from an economic, environmental and social viewpoint. This system, when used to transport food waste from the point of generation to the point of storage, is the most hygienic and sustainable solution available within the catering industry today," says Clark. "Having prepared life cycle costs on Microvac for three separate facilities, two of which have been installed with the third still under consideration, it can be reported that in all three cases, the economic payback period should not exceed five years, and in one instance it is expected in just over four years," he says. With the catering industry needing to reduce its water and energy consumption together with its CO² emissions by 60% if it is to become sustainable by 2050, Microvac makes a major contribution. A full day visit and conference for kitchen design and food management consultants is being planned by the FCSI at HMS Collingwood in February 2009, which will involve a tour of the premises. Meiko will be staging a Powerpoint presentation on the groundbreaking Microvac system at the conference. More information is available from the FCSI at admin@fcsi.org.uk.. For public sector buyers of public sector catering equipment, the new Buying Solutions framework - launched earlier this year - covers the supply, delivery, installation and maintenance of dewatering units, in vessel composting units and vacuum waste systems - of which, Microvac is a leading protagonist in sustainable food waste management. For more information visit www.ogcbuyingsolutions.gov.uk.
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