A leading, London based brewery recently had out of date beer which required disposing of. VeriGreen arranged for liquid tankers to go to the brewery and transport the beer to a local Anaerobic Digestion plant. The beer was processed at the AD plant where it was used to create green energy and a nutrient rich…
Today marks the start of Food Waste Action Week. Run by WRAP, the goals of the campaign are to increase public awareness of the environmental consequences of food waste and to encourage positive change. So, what are the environmental consequences of food waste? According to the United Nations, if food waste were a country,…
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Verigreen had recently been asked how to handle out-of-date dairy waste from a Kent based wholesaler.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…
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…
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 They were left with around 30t of outdated stock including packaged drinks, biscuits, breakfast cereals and sweets.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…
VeriGreen recently undertook waste disposal for a high end cheese purveyor. The customer needed a fully compliant collector of dairy waste. Their current disposal company was unable to offer full documentation of product destruction and disposal which could have resulted in the high value cheeses being sold on the black market, de-valuing their high end…