Process your community’s food waste locally — and turn it into energy, not haulage
New collection mandates mean more separated food waste and more tonnes to move. Flexibuster™ lets councils and waste authorities digest it on site, close to where it arises — cutting transport, processing cost and reliance on third parties, while generating renewable energy and biofertiliser for the local community.
Built for council & waste-authority leads
- ✓Decentralised — no long-haul transport of food waste
- ✓Deploys fast: no multi-year AD build or permitting saga
- ✓Cuts processing cost and third-party reliance
- ✓Local energy & biofertiliser for the community
Why on-site food-waste recovery just became urgent in the EU
The economics and the law are moving the same direction: keeping food waste out of landfill is no longer optional — it’s a cost, compliance and reputation issue you can get ahead of.
Separate bio-waste collection is now the law
Since 31 December 2023, Article 22 of the EU Waste Framework Directive requires bio-waste to be separated at source in every member state — the era of mixing food waste into general refuse is over.
Landfill is being designed out
The EU Landfill Directive caps municipal waste to landfill at 10% by 2035, and national landfill taxes and gate fees climb every year. Diversion is no longer optional.
Bio-waste is Europe’s biggest wasted resource
Bio-waste is the largest single stream of municipal waste, yet most of it is still landfilled or incinerated instead of recovered into energy and biofertiliser on site.
Bio-waste is the key to the recycling targets in the Waste Framework Directive and the landfill-diversion targets in the Landfill Directive — Flexibuster lets you meet both, on your own site, without a third-party hauler.
From kerbside collection to local energy in four steps
Flexibuster is a containerised, plug-and-play anaerobic digester that installs at a depot, transfer station or community site — close to where the waste arises.
Food waste goes in on-site
Your kitchen, canteen or production tonnes of food waste are loaded straight into the containerised unit — no sorting line, no off-site transport.
Automated digestion
Built-in pasteurisation and state-of-the-art sensors break the waste down in a sealed, odour-free anaerobic process, monitored remotely 24/7.
Energy is generated
The biogas produced runs a CHP engine that generates renewable electricity and heat you use on site — cutting both energy and disposal bills.
Biofertiliser is recovered
What’s left is a clean, nutrient-rich biofertiliser — closing the loop and improving soil instead of filling a landfill.
Designed for the realities of running municipal waste
Built for the municipal waste and environmental manager: improve local sustainability, work with trusted local partners, and cut processing cost.
Solve the storage and transport headache
Digesting food waste locally removes the biggest operational pain — storing and hauling it long distances to a distant processor. It’s dealt with where it lands.
Deploys without the permitting saga
Large centralised AD plants are multi-year builds that need extensive permitting. Flexibuster is containerised and plug-and-play, so you add capacity in weeks, not years — and scale unit by unit.
Local energy, local partnerships, lower cost
Cut waste-processing costs and reliance on third-party providers while generating renewable energy and biofertiliser that stays in the community — a visible win for a sustainable municipality.
Haul-and-process vs. Flexibuster on site
Collect and haul to a central processor
- ✕Long-distance transport cost and emissions for every tonne
- ✕Storage, odour and logistics at transfer sites
- ✕Dependence on third-party processors and their pricing
- ✕A multi-year, heavily-permitted build to insource it centrally
Flexibuster decentralised AD
- ✓Processed locally — transport and its cost designed out
- ✓Sealed, odour-free units at depot or community sites
- ✓Less reliance on third parties; you control the cost
- ✓Plug-and-play capacity added in weeks, scaled unit by unit
Not all on-site digesters are equal
On-site anaerobic digestion is filling up with newcomers and flat-pack kits. Here’s what to check before you buy — and where Flexibuster is built to win.
Proven, not a prototype
A global fleet, operating across multiple countries for over a decade, has turned thousands of tonnes of food waste into renewable energy. Deployed, field-proven technology — not a pilot or a pitch.
Certified and independently assured
Manufactured to ISO 9001, 14001 and 28001. Many newer entrants can’t show the same quality, environmental and security certification behind the unit.
Fully automated & remotely monitored
Flexibuster runs itself and is monitored by SEaB 24/7 — a hands-off appliance, not a biogas plant you have to learn to operate and babysit.
Purpose-built for food waste
Built-in pasteurisation makes it safe for hygiene-critical sites, and every unit yields both renewable energy and clean biofertiliser — not just volume reduction.
Trusted at the sites that can’t afford to get it wrong
This is not a pilot. Flexibuster has been deployed and operating internationally for over a decade — at hospitals, food and beverage manufacturers, airports, universities and hotels, where hygiene, uptime and reliability are non-negotiable.
A decade in the field
Deployed and operating internationally for over a decade — field-proven technology, not a lab prototype or a risky first install.
Independently validated
Award-winning climate technology, recognised by Blue Earth (BE100) and Envirotech 50, and manufactured to ISO 9001, 14001 and 28001.
Backed by serious institutions
Developed with the support of the EU’s Horizon programme and InnovateUK, and trusted across demanding, highly-regulated sectors.
What council and waste teams ask us
We can’t wait years for a permitted AD plant. How fast can this deploy?
Fast. Flexibuster is containerised and plug-and-play, so it installs in weeks rather than the multi-year programme a centralised plant requires — and you scale by adding units as collection volumes grow.
How does it reduce our transport and processing costs?
By digesting food waste locally, you cut the long-haul transport to a distant processor and reduce reliance on third-party gate fees. Tell us your tonnage and catchment and we’ll model the saving.
Can it sit at a depot or transfer station?
Yes. The units are designed for depots, transfer stations and community sites, run sealed and odour-free, and are remotely monitored — so they fit into existing operations.
What do we do with the outputs?
Each unit generates renewable electricity and heat plus a nutrient-rich biofertiliser — energy and soil improvement that can stay within the community, supporting local sustainability goals.
Model local processing for your catchment
Tell us about your collection volumes and sites and we’ll model the transport and processing saving, the energy generated, and how quickly you could deploy — With source-separation of bio-waste mandatory across the EU since 31 December 2023, municipalities must capture food waste — decentralised on-site digestion turns it into local energy instead of a transport-and-landfill cost.
- ✓A tailored cost and CO₂ model for your catchment
- ✓A tailored, no-obligation site assessment
- ✓A realistic deployment timeline, depot by depot