date:Jul 25, 2014
Ben Jerry's have found a way to power their factory in Hellendoorn, the Netherlands, using the factory's waste products.
The Chunkinator is a biodigester which converts waste products, for example, milk, cream, syrups and fruit, into energy. It is an anaerobic flotation reactor which works by micro-organisms breaking down the waste and turning them into biogas. At the same time waste water is fed into the tank and is insulated at the correct temperature for ice-cream creation, which reduces th