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“ IF YOU ’ RE THROWING THINGS AWAY , YOU ’ VE PAID FOR THEM . IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT WASTE TO BE MANAGED BETTER OR INDEED BECOME PART OF THE ENERGY SYS- TEM FOR THE BUSINESS ?”
Andy Wood , Chief Executive , Adnams
Wood adds that the company is exploring ways to convert its waste products , currently broken down renewably through anaerobic digestion , into fuel .
The materials that go into Adnams ’ brewing processes are largely sourced locally from farms across Norfolk and Suffolk . Not only does this mitigate the travel time of those materials , and therefore minimise the emissions of its lorries , it has also inspired Adnams ’ approach to fostering biodiversity . “ 50 % of our malt and barley comes from
NOVEMBER 2019