Wedding venue food waste collection is a summer-defining task for the country houses, barns, marquees and hotels that host the bulk of their celebrations between May and September. A single large wedding can generate a remarkable quantity of food waste in one evening, and a venue running several events a week through the season needs […]
Pub Food Waste Collection and Managing the Summer Beer Garden Surge
Pub food waste collection is rarely busier than in summer, when beer gardens fill, kitchens serve all day, and a string of warm weekends and events pushes covers far above the winter baseline. Across the North West, from town-centre pubs in Preston and Wigan to country inns and gastropubs serving the tourist trade, the warm-weather […]
Seaside Cafe Food Waste Collection and the North West Summer Surge
Seaside cafe food waste collection becomes a serious operational issue every summer as the North West coast fills with visitors and the kitchens behind the promenade go from quiet to flat out. From the cafes and kiosks of Southport and Formby to the seafront trade of Crosby and the wider Sefton coast, warm weather brings […]
Holiday Park Food Waste Collection for Caravan Sites and Glamping Parks
Holiday park food waste collection is one of the quiet logistical challenges of a North West summer, as caravan parks, camping sites and glamping operations fill up and their on-site cafes, clubhouses and restaurants generate far more waste than they do in the off-season. From the Lancashire coast to the fringes of the Lake District, […]
Supermarket and Food Retail Waste – ABP, Food Waste and Former Foodstuffs Collection
A busy store generates a constant flow of date-expired stock, deli and counter trimmings, and surplus product, and a large share of it is animal by-product or food waste subject to specific collection rules. Martlands serves food retailers as part of our fallen stock and ABP collection service, working from our family-run, DEFRA approved base […]
Care Home and Hospital Catering Waste – Compliant Food Waste and ABP Collection
Care homes, hospitals and other institutional kitchens cook in volume every single day, and the catering waste they generate carries both food waste duties and animal by-product obligations. Martlands provides compliant collection for these settings as part of our fallen stock and ABP collection service, operating from our family-run, DEFRA approved base in Burscough, Lancashire. […]
Former Foodstuffs and Bakery Waste as Category 3 ABP – Compliant Collection for Producers and Retailers
Out-of-date sandwiches, surplus bakery lines, recalled ready meals and products that never made it to sale are not simply rubbish, and where they contain meat, fish, dairy or eggs they are Category 3 animal by-products that must be collected by a licensed operator. Martlands handles former foodstuffs as part of our fallen stock and ABP […]
The New Business Food Waste Separation Law – What Simpler Recycling Means for Your Premises
If you run a restaurant, care home, factory canteen, hotel kitchen or any workplace that produces food waste in England, the rules changed under Simpler Recycling and most businesses with ten or more employees now have a legal duty to separate food waste from general rubbish. Getting this right is where licensed food waste and […]
What Is Renderable Waste and How Is It Collected and Processed
The term renderable waste appears frequently in discussions of animal by-product management, but its meaning is not always well understood by farmers, food business operators, and others who generate animal by-products as part of their activities. Martland’s Fallen Stock collects renderable waste from farms and food businesses across the UK, ensuring that this material enters […]
Food Waste and ABP Collection for Restaurants and Catering Businesses
Restaurants, catering companies, and food service businesses generate significant amounts of waste, much of which falls under animal by-product regulations. Managing this waste correctly is essential for maintaining compliance and ensuring smooth day-to-day operations. Professional food waste and ABP collection services provide a reliable solution, ensuring that all waste is collected, transported, and processed in […]