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Food Waste at O2
When Karen Cmela joined as Head of Support Services of AEG Europe, owners of The O2 (or Millenium Dome as it used to be known), she embarked on a series of initiatives that would fulfil AEG's objective of maximizing the diversion of its waste from landfill.
Whilst the Green Agenda was high on AEG's list of priorities, the commercial necessity to reduce costs was even more important. Dry recyclable waste products such as tins, cans, glass, plastics, cardboard and paper were all relatively straightforward to dispose of. Food waste, on the other hand, was, no pun intended, a completely different kettle of fish and provided Karen with a much more difficult problem to solve. With an annual programme of around 200 shows and events, The O2's 20 food concession units are regularly operating at...
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