Find out about MyGug, a sustainable way to convert food waste into bio-gas.
Where: Outside Food Festival office, Goat St. Café, Lower Goat St, Dingle.
Dates: October 5th and 6th, 2024
Time: 11am – 5pm
Contact: Linda from MyGug will be there all day to answer any questions you have.
Cooking Demo Time: TBD
What is My Gug?
It’s a small Anaerobic digester that converts food waste to bio-gas which can be used for cooking
How much food waste can I put in and how much gas does it produce?
The MyGug models vary in size depending on the waste your business waste.
Mini: Per day: 5.5kg food waste, up to 3hrs cooking time, 11 litres liquid fertiliser. Footprint: 1m x 3m.
Midi: Per day: 11kg food waste, up to 4.5 hrs cooking time, 22 litres liquid fertiliser. Footprint 2m x 3m. €10,000 ex VAT.
Maxi: Per day: 18kg food waste, up to 6hrs cooking time, 36 litres liquid fertiliser. Footprint 2m x 5m.€15,000 ex VAT.
Are there grants available?
Yes, there is a new LEO energy efficiency grant up to 75% for this
Can I put raw and cooked food in?
Yes! MyGug will happily digest all of your cooked and raw food waste. The real benefit of Micro Anaerobic Digestion is that it will accept all organic food waste: cooked foods of all types and leftovers, vegetable peelings, grease and oily waste, mayonnaise and all sauces , chicken, fish and all meats, ice cream, beer, wine and milk. MyGug will turn all of these solid and liquid food wastes into biogas and organic bio-feriliser. If you are using your digestate for growing vegetables we do not recommend you dispose of raw meats but cook them before putting in the digester.
Does it smell?
No.
Who does it work for?
Largers B&B, Guesthouses, Bean an Tí’s, Bar’s who serve food, cafe’s.
What’s the advantage to my business?
- Less brown bin costs
- Two new added cooking rings to your kitchen.
- Less gas cooking costs
- Reduce carbon emissions
- Get business promoting their sustainable story
Read the MyGug pamphlet to find out a bit more.
