An independent restaurant group in Gloucestershire is turning waste food and non-recyclable packaging into electricity in all of its restaurants.
Cheltenham-based JM Socials said it started the green initiative because it wanted to make sure none of its waste was sent to landfill.
The move is part of a new five-year sustainability plan, according to founders Michael Raphel and Jay Rahman who run six eateries in the Cotswolds and Oxfordshire.
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On top of regular plastics, paper and tin recycling, the group will be working with waste disposal company Grundon which turns food and packaging waste into electricity. This is being done through an incinerating process by capturing carbon and transferring it into energy.
The initiative is being run in each of the company's restaurants: Holee Cow; Holee Cowless; Holee Clucker; Prithvi; Bao + BBQ; and Bhoomi Kitchen.
Mr Raphel said: “This is a great opportunity for us to start our new sustainability journey. It’s clear that switching to zero landfill is the best first step in our plan.
"We’ve lined up a series of sustainability projects, and these should be announced in the near future. We’re really excited to continue on this new green path and we hope that other businesses will follow suit.”
JM Socials is planning to open two more sites by the end of this year: Circo Brasserie and For The Saints, an espresso bar in Montpellier in Gloucester.
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