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Interface to switch to 100% food-waste-generated gas at Dutch plant

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Peter Burgess

Interface to switch to 100% food-waste-generated gas at Dutch plant

Top carpet-tile business Interface will switch to using 100% sustainable gas at its manufacturing plant in Scherpenzeel, Holland in the New Year.

By using a combination of green energy and biogas, Interface's European headquarters and its factory in Scherpenzeel will become almost CO2 neutral. The company has signed a contract with supplier Eneco to source gas produced using certified ‘green’ waste from the food industry, provided by the fish processor A. van de Groep.

Interface is already using green energy across its European manufacturing sites and the decision to use sustainable gas forms part of the company’s long-term ‘Mission Zero’ sustainability strategy.

As a result of this contract, Interface will receive all of its gas via Eneco, amounting to 2.3 million m3 a year, which is equivalent to the amount of gas used by 750 households annually.

“The transition to sustainable gas is the next logical step on our journey towards ‘Mission Zero’,” said Ton van Keken, senior vice president of operations at Interface Europe.

“By using a combination of green energy and biogas, our European headquarters and our factory in Scherpenzeel will become almost CO2 neutral and waste, in this case from the food and fish industries, will be used in a way that benefits business.”

Eneco’s director Barth de Klerk added: “Interface’s ‘Mission Zero’ goal fits seamlessly with our mission at Eneco, to provide everyone in the Netherlands with sustainably produced energy. By feeding the biogas that is being produced by A. van de Groep to our grid, we can supply Interface with sustainable gas.

“It is wonderful that through this project all businesses involved can fulfill aspects of their corporate social responsibility.”