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Kitchen gadget turns rubbish into ENERGY

Kitchen gadget turns rubbish into ENERGY 7

A father has invented a waste incinerator which allows his family to recycle their rubbish at home.

Nik Spencer, 48, says the device, which is about the size of a washing machine, can generate enough energy to heat a house.

Prototypes are being tested and he hopes that one day the incinerator will become commonplace, fitting under work surfaces alongside dishwashers.

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Nik Spencer, 48, (pictured) from Worcestershire created his device which slowly burns waste overnight to create a charcoal-like substance
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A small machine can turn household waste into hot water. The Home Energy Resources Unit, or Heru (pictured), can recycle anything from plastic cups and milk cartons to food waste and dirty nappies

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Mr Spencer’s invention – called The Home Energy Resources Unit, or HERU – can recycle most household waste, including nappies, coffee cups and plastic.

It works by heating up the rubbish and turning it into a small amount of ash, which can be flushed safely down the drain.

The Heru is plumbed in to an attached boiler, which ensures potential dangerous gaseous emissions are filtered out.

On the way to the boiler, the waste gases pass through a patented filtration system, which removes any noxious chemicals and any unwanted odours.

It is then also passed through filters in the boiler, which make the final gas emissions harmless and odourless.

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One eight-hour cycle can produce enough energy to heat a tankful of hot water, as well as burning rubbish which would otherwise end up in landfill.

It does not recycle metal and glass – which require much higher temperatures to break down – but if those items end up in the machine accidentally, they will not cause any harm.

Mr Spencer, who lives with his wife Jodie, 46, and their two children in Evesham, Worcestershire, came up with the idea while running a recycling plant which sent out a fleet of lorries to collect renewable materials.

He calculated that it was possible to save huge amounts of carbon if waste material was incinerated at home instead transporting it to larger sites – or even abroad.

Mr Spencer, whose invention cost £12,000 to build, said: ‘I can see a time in the future where waste collection is completely eradicated and the only materials being recycled are glass and metal.

‘It is completely inefficient to collect recycling from a home to be taken to a site to be incinerated to generate heat to be used to fuel someone’s home.

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