Westonbirt

We love to share positive news, and what could be better than the diversion of 6,815 kilograms of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, equivalent to more than 11 flights from London to New York?

In just under one year of using the Bio-Bee food waste collection service, Westonbirt Arboretum was able to divert 11.5 tonnes of unsold and surplus food from landfill to our anaerobic digestors at Avonmouth, producing 2,516 metres cubed of bio-methane to fuel the Bio-Bee for 5,050 miles or 407 journeys between Bristol and Bath!

Kit Beaumont, Recreation Manager at Westonbirt, sat down with us to answer a few questions about the Bio-Bee service, his role at Westonbirt, and the importance placed on sustainability within the Arboretum.