A zoological collection produces a far more varied stream of animal by-product material than a farm does, and it does so under the gaze of a paying public and a licensing authority at the same time. Martlands provides licensed fallen stock and ABP collection across the North West and is approved for all three animal […]
Veterinary Practice ABP Collection and the Material a Practice Cannot Put in Clinical Waste
Veterinary practices generate a stream of animal by-product material that sits awkwardly between clinical waste and farm waste, and the two are not interchangeable. Martlands is a DEFRA approved provider of fallen stock and ABP collection licensed for all three animal by-product categories, and veterinary practice ABP collection is a service we provide to farm, […]
Pet Food Manufacturing ABP Collection and the Category 3 Chain Either Side of the Factory
Pet food manufacturing sits at an unusual point in the animal by-products system, because the industry consumes Category 3 material as a raw input and generates further by-product material as an output. Martlands is licensed and DEFRA approved for all three animal by-product categories and provides fallen stock and ABP collection across the North West, […]
End of Flock Poultry ABP Collection and Managing Depopulation Properly
Poultry production runs in cycles, and the end of each cycle produces a concentrated burst of animal by-product material that is quite different in character to the daily mortality a unit handles the rest of the time. Martlands is a DEFRA approved provider of fallen stock and ABP collection licensed for all three by-product categories, […]
Bank Holiday Waste and ABP Collection and How to Plan Around the Summer Breaks
Bank holiday waste and ABP collection is something most farms and food businesses only think about when it catches them out, yet the British summer is punctuated by long weekends that disrupt routines just when warm weather is at its most demanding. The late May and August bank holidays, along with staff annual leave, can […]
Summer ABP Fly-Tipping and How Licensed Collection Protects Your Business
Summer ABP fly-tipping is a problem that rises every year with the warm weather, as higher waste volumes, stretched budgets and the temptation of a quick fix lead some to dump animal by-products illegally rather than dispose of them lawfully. For the food businesses, butchers and farms of the North West, the danger is twofold, […]
Transporting Animal By-Products in Hot Weather and Why It Demands Care
Transporting animal by-products in hot weather is a far more demanding task than moving the same material in winter, and it is an area where the rules and the practical realities of summer meet head on. By-products that are stable enough to move safely in cool conditions can leak, smell and deteriorate rapidly when the […]
ABP Storage in a Heatwave and Planning for Chiller Failure
ABP storage in a heatwave is where summer puts the most pressure on any business or farm that holds animal by-products before collection, because the warm months combine fast decomposition with the very real possibility of a chiller or freezer failing or a power cut striking at the worst moment. Animal by-products that are perfectly […]
Summer Farm Biosecurity and the Role of Prompt ABP and Fallen Stock Collection
Summer farm biosecurity is under more pressure than at any other time of year, because the warm months bring exactly the conditions that move disease around. Livestock are out grazing and mixing, animals travel to shows, sales and summer grazing lets, contractors and visitors come and go, and flies and vermin thrive in the heat. […]
Livestock Deaths at Agricultural Shows and the ABP Duties Organisers Must Meet
Livestock deaths at agricultural shows are rare, but when they happen they put organisers and exhibitors in an awkward and very public position, often in the middle of a hot summer showground packed with visitors. The North West summer calendar is full of livestock events, from the Royal Lancashire Show and the Cheshire Show to […]