We have recently disposed of apples for a customer who are a grower and processor of fruit. We were able to save them £4000 compared to the charges they would have faced if sending the apples to landfill. We arranged for the apples to be taken to an Anaerobic Digestion plant for them to be…
Verigreen had recently been asked how to handle out-of-date dairy waste from a Kent based wholesaler. With lockdown 3 coming into force before Christmas restaurants were forced to close leaving many suppliers with surplus stock, with the new Kent AD Facility now open and accepting all food waste we have saved them over £1000 compared…
It’s easy to underestimate the importance of soil health. It’s not a glamorous subject, it doesn’t make a splash on the front page of newspapers and it doesn’t trend on Twitter. But it is groundbreaking. In fact, many scientists believe that the key to saving our planet and our very existence is in the ground…
VeriGreen Director Martin Heathcote was interviewed by Fresh Produce Journal earlier this month on how British companies can achieve zero-to-landfill targets. The interview, conducted by Fred Searle of Fresh Produce Journal as part of their Sustainability Special, focused on how VeriGreen can help fruit and vegetable growers minimise their environmental impact and reap the benefits…
A Kent based food wholesaler had palletised packaged bread nearing its use by date. They were looking to try and dispose of it in the most environmentally friendly manner. We were able to offer the service they were looking for. We organised an arctic curtain sider to collect the palletised product which was then…
VeriGreen recently undertook product disposal for a national fruit grower. The customer was unhappy with the current provider due to the poor service and turnaround times, the 8t RoRo containers they provided were small meaning high transport costs, and the containers supplied were leaking over the yard. VeriGreen’s solution to their problems were: 1-day collection…
It’s refreshing to see a climate change documentary that actually provides solutions to the global challenges we face today. Backed by leading scientists as well as celebrities such as Tom Brady and Gisele, this ground-breaking new documentary explores how we can reverse the effects of global warming by bringing carbon from the atmosphere back to…
Verigreen recently managed waste disposal for a Midland’s based wholesaler. They were left with around 30t of outdated stock including packaged drinks, biscuits, breakfast cereals and sweets. The disposal charge for this would be over £3,500.00 if it were to be sent to landfill. VeriGreen proposed that the packaged food and liquid was sent to…
We are pleased to have been featured in the latest edition of the Fresh Produce Journal. Our full-page feature looks at the benefits of a closed loop recycling system to businesses and the environment. Nearly 10 million tonnes of food waste is created in the UK every yea. Much of this waste goes straight to…