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Food waste collections and The Waste Hierachy

Food waste from the catering and hospitality sector

For many commercial food waste collection carriers getting new customers has been a problem when the price charged for a 240 ltr food waste bin does not compare to the price for an 1100 ltr general waste bin.

Until legislation is brought in then the waste producer will obviously choose the cheapest option until forced to do so.This is a problem that many food waste carriers have faced, until recently.

The drivers in food producers having their commercial food waste collected are:

To improve their CSR ( corporate social responsibility ) This is generally from the larger companies who need to show to their customers, staff and shareholders that they are doing everything to help the environment are morally bound to recycle their food waste.
To divert their food waste from landfill and aim to have a zero waste to landfill solution. This has been adopted by many blue chip companies including M & S.
Rising annual landfill tax is forcing many businesses to recycle their food waste as at least a cost neutral excerscise if not actually saving money in the first year.
Complying with their declaration as regards the Waste Hierarchy.

It is this last point that has been missed by many carriers when tendering for new food waste business or looking to retain their current customers. Below is taken straight from the DEFRA website:

Waste Hierarchy

Many businesses are unaware of how significantly waste impacts on their bottom line. As the demand for materials grows worldwide, raising input costs, it makes sense for businesses to adopt the waste hierarchy.

Article 4 of the revised EU Waste Framework Directive (Directive 2008/98/EC) sets out five steps for dealing with waste, ranked according to environmental impact – the ‘waste hierarchy’.

Prevention, which offers the best outcomes for the environment, is at the top of the priority order, followed by preparing for re-use, recycling, other recovery and disposal, in descending order of environmental preference.

Stages	Include
Prevention:	Using less material in design and manufacture. Keeping products for longer; re-use. Using less hazardous materials
Preparing for re-use:	Checking, cleaning, repairing, refurbishing, whole items or spare parts
Recycling:	Turning waste into a new substance or product. Includes composting if it meets quality protocols
Other recovery:	Includes anaerobic digestion, incineration with energy recovery, gasification and pyrolysis which produce energy (fuels, heat and power) and materials from waste; some backfilling
Disposal:	Landfill and incineration without energy recovery

The waste hierarchy has been transposed into UK law through the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011. The Regulations came into force on 29 March 2011. The provisions relating to the hierarchy (set out at in Regulations 12, 15 and 35) will come into force on 28 September 2011.

What you need to do

If your business or organisation (including local authorities on behalf of householders) produces or handles waste (this includes importing, producing, carrying, keeping or treating waste; dealers or brokers who have control of waste, and anyone responsible for the transfer of waste), you must take all such measures as are reasonable in the circumstances to:

prevent waste, and
apply the waste hierarchy when you transfer waste.

Basically this means that producers of food waste have no alternative in recycling their food waste ( if they have the option to do so ) as opposed to sending it to landfill.

This point has not been overlooked by Eco Food Recycling, the southern based food waste carrier and broker, who offer a national food waste collection service with a zero waste to landfill ethos. They have increased there customer base in very difficult economic times and have provided a service that is wanted and required by the introduction of the Waste Hierarchy.

Food waste collection and recycling figures rise by 800%

Food waste created from the catering and hospitality sector

Southern based commercial food waste collection and recycling company Eco Food Recycling have seen dramatic growth in their business as they enter their second year of food waste collections.

The company who are now the leading southern independant food waste collection and recycling specialist commenced commercial food waste collections in August 2010 and by the end of December last year were collecting 30 tonnes of food waste per month.

With collections of commercial food waste coming from the catering and hospitality sector that includes Hotels, Restaurants and Pubs along with food producers and company canteens the rise in collections has increased in excess of 800% as the company are now collecting over 260 tonnes of food waste per month.

Commercial food waste that is collected by Eco Food Recycling can be either as a straightforward bin collection or in bulk by containers and enclosed skip compactors where tonnage price and haulage is arranged.

Eco Food Recycling operate with their own vehicles throughout Dorset, Hampshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Surrey and Sussex whereby all commercial food waste collected is 100 % recycled following the company’s zero waste to landfill ethos.

As well as collecting commercial food waste on their fleet of vehicles Eco Food Recycling also offer a national food waste collection service through their national food waste collection partnership programme.

Business food waste collection and recycling on the increase ahead of waste review

Food waste at landfill

With the imminent publication of the DEFRA’S waste review strategy next week, which is expected to propose legislation on food waste being diverted from landfill in the future,momemtum is building from many sectors to divert food waste from landfill immediately.

Eco Food Recycling the southern based food waste collection and recycling company who offer a national UK food waste collection round are being inundated with enquiries to collect commercial food waste from businesses of all sizes.

Hotels, Restaurants, Pub chains,Schools and Universities, Company Canteens, Supermarkets and Food Producers are among the businesses that are looking to start the service from Eco Food Recycling shortly as they look to increase their recycling figures by diverting the food waste from landfill and having it 100 % recycled.

With the recent rise in landfill tax the monetary factor for food waste collection and recycling can actually become “cost neutral” as environmentally minded companies look to recycle food waste before legislation forces them in the future.

Food waste recycling normally is split into two processes, AD ( anaerobic digestion ) and IVC ( in vessel composting ) and Eco Food Recycling are fully committed to both food waste recycling methods as they support their zero waste to landfill ethos, now and in the future.

Currently all food waste collected by Eco Food Recycling is taken to Eco Sustainable Solutions near Bournemouth Airport where the food waste is processed by in vessel composting. In the early stages of 2012 a new AD plant will be opened in West Dorset and the food waste will be turned into renewable energy.

Eco Food Recycling offer commercial food waste collection and recycling rounds in Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Surrey and Sussex along with a national food waste collection service in association with its partnership programme around the UK.

Food waste collections on the increase in the south of england with Eco Food Recycling

Eco Food Recycling the leading independant food waste collection and recycling company in the south have added to their fleet in response to increased business from their ever growing list of clients.

The Ringwood based food waste collection and recycling company have put another vehicle on the road as their collection service has expanded to include Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Surrey,Sussex, Somerset, Avon and Bristol.

The increase in landfill tax at the start of April has had a dramatic impact on the business of Eco Food Recycling as businesses are now looking very closely at costs as their general waste bins have gone up from their current waste carriers.

The option of 100 % recycling food waste as opposed to landfill is starting to appeal to many food producing companies as they strive for a zero waste to landfill solution for their food waste.

Eco Food Recycling offer a food waste collection and recycling service in Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Surrey, Sussex, Somerset, Avon and Bristol whereby all food waste collected is 100 % recycled.

Food waste collections and recycling to benefit as landfill tax rises

One of the vehicle's from the Eco Food Recycling fleet

Food waste at landfill

With landfill tax rising to £56 per tonne on April 1st, and more increases due in subsequent years, the cost of recycling food waste will become cheaper year by year for any food waste producers.

Food waste collections have always deemed to be expensive when compared with general waste collections destined for landfill sites but specialist food waste collection companies such as Eco Food Recycling, the leading independant food waste collection and recycling company in the south, are reaping the benefit of the government increases in landfill tax.

Of course this was always the intention by not only our current coalition government but by its predecessors beforehand as taxing businesses as a preventative measure to landfill seems to be working.

With commercial food waste collection and recycling still an untapped market, mainly because the landfill option was always cheaper, and there not being enough reputable food waste carriers the specialised food waste collection companies such as Eco Food Recycling are in great demand.

The hospitality industry in particular, which includes restaurants and hotels in abundance , are all looking to increase their recycling rates.With cardboard/paper, glass and plastics already being recycled the addition of food waste to their recycling regime means that very little is left to go into general waste and ultimately landfill, which means that not only are they helping the environment but more importantly there is virtually a “cost neutral” factor to recycling food waste.

Eco Food Recycling offer a commercial food waste collection and recycling service in Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Surrey, Sussex, Somerset and Avon whereby all food waste collected is 100 % recycled at a local IVC ( in vessel composting ) facilty.

WRAP claims that majority of schools food waste is avoidable

Typical school canteen

Food waste at a Junior School

A recent WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) report has stated that 78% of schools food waste is avoidable.

WRAP director of local government services Phillip Ward said: “It doesn’t make sense for food to be wasted if that can be avoided and, in most cases, it can. Apart from the cost and the carbon emissions, this waste means that pupils are missing out on the balanced nutrition they need.”

The Food Waste in Schools report estimated that of the 80,382 tonnes of food waste generated yearly in primary and secondary schools nationwide, up to 77% of secondary and 78% of primary school food waste was found to be avoidable. ‘Avoidable food’ refers to “any food waste item typically intended for consumption” including uneaten fruit, unopened or partially eaten yoghurts, unserved dinners and damaged or gone off food.

Food waste from schools is generally put in general waste bins and sent to landfill sites but companies such as Eco Food Recycling are making a big push to schools in Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Surrey, Sussex, Somerset and Avon to collect their food waste and have it 100 % recycled at a local IVC ( in vessel composting facility ) near Bournemouth Airport.

Their zero waste to landfill solution for schools should be applauded but they are meeting certain financial stumbling blocks along the way.

Eco Food Recycling Director Simon Heaps said ” In general, schools are very interested in recycling their food waste and diverting the food waste from landfill but local authority cuts and internal budget restraints are preventing many schools in implementing our services.”

He added ” We have the capability to give exact figures as to how much food waste is collected and prevented in going to the worst place possible, landfill.”

” Our service is fully sustainable and until figures are given as to how much food waste is produced by the students/pupils and the kitchen then how can any school look to reduce their food waste. ”

Eco Food Recycling offer a food waste collection and recycling service to schools,colleges and universities in the south and south west of England including Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Surrey, Sussex, Somerset and Avon whereby all food waste is 100 % recycled.

Food waste collection and recycling by SME’s dependant on new disposal sites

Example of an Anaerobic Digester ( AD) plant

Directors Andy Jones and Simon Heaps

With food waste being diverted from landfill a very hot topic at present in the waste industry it is the availability of new disposal sites to recycle the food waste that is paramount.

Eco Food Recycling the souths leading independant food waste collection and recycling company are being approached on a weekly basis by prospective AD ( anaerobic digestion ) sites for their waste availability if and when planning was to be passed.

The problem is that investors that are looking to move into AD technology where food waste is recycled and turned into renewable energy resulting in revenue being generated from the national grid, need the food waste and want commitments from the food waste carriers in the industry to provide that particular waste stream on a regular basis.

Without that committment they are loathe to invest in a project that could become a “white elephant”. With local authorities holding back on new kerbside collections of food waste from residents because of local government cuts this guaranteed tonnage is not necessarily forthcoming.

From the carriers point of view any new AD sites would be beneficial, mainly because gate fees will become more competitive but also because transportation costs could be reduced along with the carbon footprint of the carrier.However without the guarantee that the food waste disposal site will open it is not always possible to commit to tonnage for the new site although being very interested.

It is certainly a “chicken and egg” situation and one that is very difficult to resolve from both sides.If legislation was to be introduced preventing food waste being sent to landfill then the picture would become a lot clearer and investment into food waste recycling and AD would not be such a risk.

Food waste collection and recycling services are in demand and Eco Food Recycling, based in Ringwood, have found customers from many different sectors including hotels, restaurants, pubs, schools, universities,company canteens, shopping centres, food producers and leisure and theme parks along with being used by some of the largest waste companies in the country as a sub contractor.

Eco Food Recycling offer a food waste collection and recycling service in Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Surrey, Sussex, Somerset and Avon whereby all commercial food waste collected is 100 % recycled.

Tower Park increase food waste recycling and divert from landfill

TGI Friday's and Nando's at Tower Park, Poole

Pizza Hut, Tower Park, Poole

Tower Park, the south coast’s leading leisure park, in Poole, Dorset has increased its food waste recycling as it looks to divert food waste from landfill.

The park has been recycling food waste since September when it brought in the souths leading food waste collection and recycling company, Eco Food Recycling, to handle the disposal of this particular waste stream.

Since the commencement of the food waste collection and recycling last September by Eco Food Recycling more than 11 tonnes of food waste has been collected and diverted from landfill.

Tower Park Manager Anne Jolliffe started the food waste collection with TGI Friday’s and Nando’s restaurants but soon increased the Park’s recycling figures by adding Wusungdan ( now closed) and Georgie Porgies along with Pizza Hut.

The latest roll out of restaurants to be included in the food waste collections made by Ringwood based recycling company Eco Food Recycling are Chiquito’s and KFC restaurants.The park is also encouraging any of the establishments on the park to send their food waste to the recycling bins rather than go to general waste and landfill.

These include LA Fitness, Splashdown and Monkey Bizness.With the addition of the latest sites along with the new tenant into the vacant site it is hoped to collect approx 4 tonnes of food waste per month.This will then be taken by Eco Food Recycling to a local disposal site in Bournemouth where after a prolonged 12/14 week period it will be turned into nutrient compost, a fully sustainable solution.

Eco Food Recycling provide the Park with exact weights of the bins lifted and produce a monthly spreadsheet showing the amount of food waste collected and diverted from landfill.

Eco Food Recycling offer a food waste collection and recycling service to leisure and theme parks along with shopping centres in Dorset, Hampshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Surrey, Sussex, Somerset and Avon whereby all food waste collected is 100 % recycled.

Eco Food Recycling now offer food waste landfill diversion figures

Castlepoint Shopping Park in Bournemouth, one of the many clients that have accurate bin weight figures provided by Eco Food Recycling

Eco Food Recycling, the food waste collection and recycling company, are now able to offer landfill diversion figures to its client base and potential customers.

With many companies now looking to divert food waste away from landfill the Ringwood based company saw an opportunity to provide accurate bin weights uplifted to its clients.A monthly spreadsheet is provided showing the number of bin lifts made along with exact bin weights (to the nearest kg) from each site.

The service was requested as part of the tendering process for various opportunities that the food waste collection company were involved with. Although average bin weights were easy to establish from weighbridge figures it was the accuracy of the data that Eco Food Recycling can give that has appealed to many businesses producing food waste.

Each bin is actually weighed by the operatives on site so that accuracy is paramount.

Eco Food Recycling offer a food waste collection and recycling service in Dorset, Hampshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Surrey, Sussex, Avon and Somerset whereby all of the commercial food waste collected is 100 % recycled at a local IVC (in vessel composting ) facility.

Harvest Fine Foods divert over 8 tonnes of food waste peelings in only 3 weeks

Eco Food Recycling food waste bins on site

Eco Food Recycling within the IVC (in vessel composting ) hall

Harvest Fine Foods, the Christchurch based Food wholesaler, who recently started their prepared vegetables service to their client base have diverted, from landfill, in excess of 8 tonnes of veg peelings in only 3 weeks.

The company decided to use the expertise of local food waste collection and recycling firm Eco Food Recycling as they were fully committed to diverting the food waste away from landfill and find a fully recyclable solution. With sales of the new service being accepted by the majority of their extensive client base, because of the freshness of the produce, and the fact that time and money can be saved by the many local Hotels and Restaurants that they supply on their daily delivery schedule.

Although the service is only 3 weeks old and still in its infancy the fact that over 8 tonnes of peelings have been created and ultimately diverted from landfill is staggering.

Richard Strongman, MD of Harvest Fine Foods said ” The uptake of our new service has not really surprised us as we were fully convinced that our client base needed this service but we have been staggered as to how much weight is involved with the vegetable peelings. Luckily we chose the correct company in Eco Food Recycling and they collect from us three times a week. We asked for exact bin weights, which they provided with their unique bin weighing system, and we get a monthly spreadsheet clearly showing how many bins of food waste have been collected and the exact weight that is collected and diverted from landfill.”

He added ” Communication is paramount in our business and this is a priority with Eco Food Recycling so we are looking forward to a long relationship with the company as we expand the fresh produce side of Harvest Fine Foods.”

Eco Food Recycling offer a food waste collection and recycling service to businesses including food producers and catering outlets within Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Surrey and Sussex.

Food waste tops the agenda at NISP workshop instigated by Eco Food Recycling

Delegates at the NISP workshop

Discussion by delegates at recent NISP workshop

The NISP “Food for thought” workshop held at Dudsbury Golf Club this week ( Tuesday 25th January) and co-sponsored by Eco Food Recycling attracted many local businesses that were looking to have food waste collected and diverted from landfill.

The half day event was attended by a selected group that included Bournemouth Borough Council, Hall & Woodhouse Brewery, Littlesea Holiday Park, Poole Grammar School, Ministry of Justice (Prison Service) and the De Vere Village Hotel along with leading waste carriers including Eco Food Recycling the specialised food waste collection and recycling company from Ringwood.

The main sponsor of the event and one of the guest speakers were Eco Sustainable Solutions that take approx 30,000 tonnes of food waste at their site near Bournemouth Airport and turn it into compost. This is the site that is used by Eco Food Recycling as they collect commercial food waste from Hotels, Pubs, Restaurants, Universities, Schools, Hospitals and company canteens as their customers strive for a zero waste to landfill solution for the food waste that is produced within their establishments.

Tuesday’s workshop was attended by more than 50 invited guests with the theme of the event centred around commercial food waste although there were solution providers present for all waste streams.

Simon Heaps, Director of Eco Food Recycling said “NISP is a government funded organisation that creates synergies between parties as they look for cost effective methods of reducing their waste streams. Waste for one particular company can be a useful resource for another and NISP provide the expertise through these workshops to match up different companies with solution providers to benefit all parties concerned, create jobs and save money.”

He added “Food waste is a major problem within the area, as it across the UK, and by clearly explaining how food waste can be become a resource and a recyclable product as opposed to being sent to landfill sites will benefit not only the food producers but also the communities that we live in and is fully sustainable for our future generations.”

Among the speakers were Dorset Biodiesel who collect used cooking oil and through processing turn it into bio-diesel that can be used in cars, lorries and even on land trains. This presentation was of great interest to all concerned and in particular the local Bournemouth Council contingent.

NISP practitioners were on hand to clearly explain how synergies could be made and Vishwa Wijedasa who hosted the event on behalf of NISP was pleased with the success of the event and the attendance and hoped that many connections could be made between like minded businesses.

Eco Food Recycling offer a commercial food waste collection and recycling service in Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Surrey and Sussex whereby all food waste collected is disposed of and 100% recycled at a nearby IVC (in vessel composting) facility.

Food wholesaler use Eco Food Recycling to divert veg peelings away from landfill

Harvest Fine Foods have enlisted the services of Eco Food Recycling the Dorset based food waste collection and recycling company as they expand their established business to include prepared vegetables to their client base.

Harvest Fine Foods - Christchurch and their new food waste bins

The Christchurch based company which supplies dry, frozen, chilled foods and cleaning materials to caterers within a 35 mile radius of Bournemouth will be offering its customers a complete range of high quality fresh fruit and vegetables from 10^th January 2011. Harvest Fine Foods will also be offering bespoke high quality hand-prepared vegetables cut daily to order that will enable the many restaurants and hotels that they supply to use these pre-prepared vegetables instantly, saving time and money in the process.

With any vegetable preparation there must be some waste and Harvest Fine Foods asked Eco Food Recycling to collect and recycle the veg preparation leftovers and to divert them from landfill.With expectations high for this new venture the peelings from these vegetables will create a mountain of food waste if not handled properly.

Eco Food Recycling will be collecting the peelings on one of their designated food waste collection vehicle’s and after a prolonged process of 12/14 weeks the food waste will be turned into compost.

Harvest Fine Foods desire to find green alternatives to landfill was paramount in their decision to use a locally recognised company such as Eco Food Recycling to handle this waste stream.

Eco Food Recycling to promote food waste collection workshop

“Food for Thought” is the name of the NISP ( National Industrial Symbiosis Programme) workshop that will be held at Dudsbury Golf Club on Tuesday 25th January 2011.The free resource efficiency event was the brainchild of Eco Food Recycling and brings together businesses in the south west of the country and in particular Dorset and Somerset.

The workshop will help you to:

Save money on raw materials
Turn your commercial food waste into a resource
Generate new business opportunities
Reduce your carbon impact and divert food waste away from landfill
Improve your environmental performance by having your food waste recycled
Save money on waste disposal

The free seminar is open to all businesses in Dorset and Somerset that produce food waste and further details can be obtained by e-mailing: sales@ecofoodrecycling.co.uk

The event has been promoted by NISP and sponsored by Eco Sustainable Solutions in partnership with Eco Food Recycling, the leading independant food waste collection and recycling carrier in the south, Bournemouth Chamber of Trade and The Best of Bournemouth networking website.

AD framework for food waste announced by DEFRA

Lord Henley - Environment Minister

The government has chaired a steering group on Anaerobic Digestion ( AD ) that has been made up of government departments, industry representatives,communities and local government officials with a view to developing AD plants in the UK and the subsequent recycling of food waste.

Lord Henley,Environment Minister said

“This Government is committed to working with trade bodies, local authorities, communities and other interested parties in developing our framework for the development of anaerobic digestion, drawing on the widest possible range of expertise. This document is a starting point to find out the best possible way we can produce energy from waste through anaerobic digestion.”

With food waste currently going mostly to IVC ( in-vessel composting ) it is paramount that this working committee look at the way that AD plants can come to the fore in the coming years as we strive to achieve a zero waste to landfill society in the future.

Without AD plants in abundance around the country it will be difficult for DEFRA to introduce legislation to prevent food waste going to landfill.

Eco Food Recycling the Ringwood based specialist food waste collection and recycling company are fully behind any plans to introduce AD plants into the country as they strive to dispose of the food waste that they collect and divert from landfill.

Pumpkins collected as food waste and turned into turf in Dorset

Eastleigh Borough Council launched a recent initiative to get the Borough residents to collect any Halloween pumpkins and have then recycled as part of their food waste collection round before being transported to the disposal site at Eco Sustainable Solutions close to Bournemouth Airport.

The Dorset based disposal site take the Councils food waste into their In Vessel Composting facility and after a prolongued process of 12/14 weeks it is transformed as compost and spread over the 400 acres of turf fields that the company own.

Local Eastleigh Councillor Louise Bloom said “Our residents are great recyclers and this exciting initiative will provide the opportunity for the Halloween pumpkins to be recycled rather than wasted.”

Eco Food Recycling the Ringwood based food waste collection company who cover commercial food waste collections in Dorset, Wiltshire,Hampshire,Berkshire,Surrey and Sussex confirmed that since Halloween night on 31st October the amount of pumpkins that were collected in the food waste around the counties and ultimately recycled exceeded their expectations.

Commercial and residential food waste that is collected and then recycled is diverted from landfill and eases the global warming effect by putting food waste into the ground.

Food waste collection service in Southern England expanded by specialists

Directors Andy Jones and Simon Heaps

Eco Food Recycling the Ringwood based food waste collection company has expanded it’s area across the southern part of the country.

With food waste management now paramount in such a volatile economic climate Eco Food Recycling has identified the need for a food waste collection service whereby the food waste collected is 100% recycled as opposed to being sent to landfill.

Originally the company collected food waste from commercial businesses in the Bournemouth,Poole, Christchurch,Ringwood,Wimborne and surrounding area’s but because of the demand has now broadened its collection rounds to include area’s within Hampshire,Surrey,Berkshire,Wiltshire and Sussex.

The company that was formed in April 2010 has already surpassed all targets after securing food waste collection and recycling business from Hotels, Restaurant chains, Shopping Centres, Tourist attractions,Universities and Schools amongst its list of high profile clients.

Castlepoint Shopping Park launches food waste initiative with Eco Food Recycling

An initiative between Bournemouth’s Castlepoint Shopping Park and ECO Food Recycling Ltd started in August to recycle food waste has hit the 7 ton target within 3 months. The trial was initially conducted with the support of the Frankie and Bennys and Nandos restaurants followed by Thorntons, Café Nero and Costa Coffee.

Bill Riddle, Operations Manager at Castlepoint, was invited to follow the recycling process with ECO Food Recycling Directors Simon Heaps and Andy Jones. Once collected, the food waste is taken just 5 miles drive to the ECO Sustainable Solutions site. Here Steve Harman the Operations Manager explained how the Invessel composting facility processes cooked and uncooked meat and foodstuffs. The wasted is first shredded then allowed to heat up to sterilise and sampled and analysed after 10 – 12 days. It is then moved outside for up to 14 weeks before the nutrient rich compost is screened for unwanted residues before being used on the 400 acre turf fields to replenish the soil harvested during the turf process.

“We are delighted to have been able to find a local solution that now reduces the amount of food waste going to landfill and we now expect more retailers to join the challenge to reduce the carbon footprint of the park,” said Bill Riddle. “This will assist our target of 75% waste recycling for Castlepoint in 2011.”

Four years ago there was no recycling policy. Last year the retail park recycled 60% of all waste products with the help of a £25,000 Materials Recovery Facility machine installed in 2009 that is worked by four operatives who hand pick and segregate metal, paper, cardboard and plastic items.

Eco Food Recycling offer a commercial food waste collection service for local companies in the Bournemouth,Poole,Christchurch,Ringwood,Wimborne and surrounding area’s whereby all food waste collected is 100% recycled at the Eco Sustainable Solutions in-vessel composting facility.

Kitchen Caddies available from food waste collection and recycling company

Eco Food Recycling the Ringwood based commercial food waste collection and recycling company have found the need to constantly stock kitchen caddies as the demand from its customer base has increased in recent weeks.

The kitchen (or kerbside) caddies are available in a 23 litre size that easily accomodates the biodegradeable bags that Eco Food Recycling supply when servicing businesses in the Bournemouth,Poole,Christchurch,Ringwood,Wimborne and surrounding area’s when collecting the commercial food waste.

The kitchen caddies have a lid that helps within the kitchen area to prevent smells before the food waste is taken to the external food waste bin provided by the company.

With more companies realising their environmental responsibilities of having their commercial food waste recycled rather than taken to landfill has been the main reason for the increase in demand for the kitchen caddies.

If legislation was to come into operation that every business creating more than 50kg of food waste per week would have to divert this waste stream from landfill (as has happened in Ireland since 1st July 2010) then companies in England will panic as there is a limited number of food waste collection companies similar to Eco Food Recycling that will be able to accomodate the demand that would be created.

Eco Food Recycling to present to Bournemouth Chamber of Trade the benefits of commercial food waste recycling

Eco Food Recycling the Ringwood based commercial food waste collection and recycling company have been invited to present to an invited audience of the Bournemouth Chamber of Trade at The Green House Hotel in Bournemouth. (Wednesday 30th June)

The Hotel is one of the most Eco friendly hotels in the country and it’s principles to reduce,re-use and recycle make it environmentally friendly with a dramatic reduction in its carbon footprint compared to other local hotels and is the ideal venue for the Chamber to promote and discuss it’s “green” issues.

Food waste recycling targets to be met in Yorkshire but jobs to be lost

East Riding Council has announced that its targets to reduce waste going to landfill are on track but it is likely that 20 jobs at a local recycling centre will be lost.

The Council has revealed plans for 150,000 householders to put their food waste into kitchen caddies which will result in the loss of jobs at the recycling centre near Bridlington where food waste is segregated currently.

In excess of 9,300 tonnes of waste will now be diverted from landfill and will save the Council £217,000 that would have previously been paid in permits and fines for waste being taken to landfill.

Coun Symon Fraser, the council’s portfolio holder for the environment, said: “Up to a third of the waste in an average green household bin is food which goes to landfill.”

He added: “From every angle, including environmental and economic, it makes sense to compost it.”

Trish Dalby, head of streetscene services, said: “So far in the current financial year we are recycling 52 per cent of household waste.

“Since we rolled out the new recycling scheme in September our figures have increased every month, so we are confident that we will meet our 45 per cent target, which is ten per cent above the target set nationally.”

Yet again another Council announces plans for residential food waste to be diverted from landfill without any consideration or mention of commercial and business food waste.With national figures of 8.3 million tonnes of food waste being created by households there are no current figures for the excessive amounts of commercial and business food waste that is created.

Most commercial food waste is put into general waste bins that go to landfill as opposed to being recycled and if the UK is to meet is EU waste targets it cannot continue for much longer.Local Councils do not operate commercial food waste collection rounds and it is left to companies such as Eco Food Recycling in Dorset to organise collection rounds for food waste from local businesses.