Martlands provides a dependable and fully licensed Category 2 Animal By-Product Collection service for medium-risk materials across the North West. Category 2 (Cat 2) waste primarily includes fallen stock, manure, and digestive tract content that must be handled with strict biosecurity to prevent environmental contamination. Whether you are a large-scale farm in Lancashire or an independent abattoir in Cheshire, our DEFRA-approved team ensures that your animal by-products are collected, transported, and processed in total compliance with the latest UK Animal By-Products Regulations (ABPR).
Reliable Medium-Risk Waste Disposal in Lancashire and Cheshire
As a specialist waste carrier, Martlands offers a streamlined solution for the removal of Category 2 ABPs. Unlike Category 3 food waste, Category 2 materials pose a higher potential risk to the agricultural chain and must be directed to approved rendering or incineration plants. We provide dedicated routes for businesses in Lancashire and Cheshire, ensuring that your site remains hygienic and legally compliant.
What is Classified as Category 2 Animal By-Product?
Category 2 (Cat 2) materials are defined as medium-risk and must be handled with strict biosecurity to prevent the spread of pathogens. Martlands is a specialist provider of Category 2 Animal By-Product Collection, handling a wide range of agricultural and processing waste, including:
- Dead Livestock and Fallen Stock: Carcasses of animals that have died on-farm or been killed for disease control purposes (not suspected of Category 1 diseases like TSE).
- Abattoir Rejections: Animals or parts of animals that have been rejected from slaughterhouses due to signs of infectious diseases.
- Manure and Digestive Tract Content: Secure collection and transport of gut contents and manure from processing facilities.
- Contaminated Carcasses: Carcasses containing residues from authorised medical treatments or environmental contaminants.
- Hatchery Waste: Unhatched poultry that died in the shell or poultry that died in the hatchery.
Safe and Traceable Cat 2 Disposal Routes
Because Category 2 materials pose a risk to animal health, they are strictly prohibited from entering the food chain. When you choose Martlands for your collection in Lancashire or Cheshire, we ensure your waste follows a DEFRA-approved path:
- Rendering and Pressure Sterilisation: High-temperature processing that destroys pathogens, allowing the resulting material to be used for technical purposes or organic fertilisers.
- Incineration: Complete thermal destruction of medium-risk waste to ensure total biosecurity.
- Renewable Energy: Certain Category 2 materials, such as manure and digestive tract content, can be processed via Anaerobic Digestion (AD) following specific pre-treatments.
From Waste to Technical Products and Fertilisers
The Rendering and Sterilisation Process
Category 2 materials are not merely disposed of; they are processed into valuable technical components. At our licensed processing facilities, Cat 2 waste undergoes a rigorous rendering process. This involves heat treatment to a minimum of 133°C at 3 bar pressure for 20 minutes. This “Method 1” sterilisation is essential for neutralising pathogens, ensuring the resulting meat and bone meal (MBM) or tallow is safe for industrial applications.
Sustainable Land Restoration
Once sterilised, certain Category 2 derivatives can be used as high-quality organic fertilisers or soil improvers. This contributes to the UK’s circular economy by returning essential nutrients to the land in a bio-secure manner, helping agricultural businesses in Lancashire and Cheshire reduce their reliance on chemical alternatives.
Meeting UK Regulatory Standards for Category 2 Waste
Commercial Documentation & Full Traceability
Handling high-risk Category 2 material requires more than a standard waste note; it demands a dedicated Commercial Document. Martlands provides a comprehensive paper trail for every collection, ensuring your operation remains fully compliant with the latest UK Animal By-Product (ABP) regulations. We handle the technicalities of reporting to APHA, giving you total peace of mind regarding traceability.
Why Choose Martlands for Professional Cat 2 Collection & Biosecurity?
Choosing a local partner for your Category 2 Animal By-Product Collection ensures a more responsive service, which is critical for maintaining farm hygiene and biosecurity. With over 100 years of experience serving the North West agricultural community, Martlands understands the logistical pressures of managing medium-risk waste.
Leak-Proof Transport and Disinfection
We utilise a fleet of specialised, leak-proof vehicles designed specifically for the transport of high-risk materials. Following every collection, our vehicles undergo a rigorous cleaning and disinfection process at our licensed facility to maintain the highest biosecurity standards in the North West.
Total Biosecurity and Full Audit Trails
Every collection we perform is backed by comprehensive documentation, essential for your farm records and local authority inspections.
- Specialised Fleet: We use leak-proof, sealed vehicles designed specifically for the transport of medium-risk ABPs to prevent leakage or cross-contamination.
- Rigorous Disinfection: Our drivers follow strict cleaning protocols, ensuring all equipment is thoroughly disinfected between collections in Lancashire or Cheshire.
- Compliance Documentation: We provide all necessary commercial documents and Waste Transfer Notes (WTNs) at the point of collection, ensuring full traceability.
Best Practices for On-Farm Fallen Stock Management
Immediate Actions for Deceased Livestock
To maintain the highest levels of biosecurity and ensure a smooth collection, we recommend the following steps for farmers in the North West:
- Isolate and Cover: Move fallen stock to a dedicated collection point away from live herds and watercourses. Cover the carcass to prevent scavenging by birds or wildlife.
- Leakage Prevention: Place the animal on a hard-standing, impermeable surface to prevent fluid runoff from contaminating the soil.
- Access for Collection: Ensure our specialized vehicles have clear, unhindered access to the collection point, particularly during wet weather in rural Lancashire or Cumbria.
Local Service Areas for Category 2 Animal By-Product Collection
Martlands provides a rapid-response collection service across the North West of England. Our strategic location in Burscough allows our fleet of specialist vehicles to reach farms quickly, ensuring biosecurity is maintained and disposal is handled legally and efficiently.
We provide comprehensive coverage across the following regions:
- Lancashire: Including Ormskirk, Burscough, Skelmersdale, Preston, Chorley, and Blackpool.
- Cheshire: Covering Northwich, Knutsford, Warrington, Chester, and the Wirral.
- South Cumbria: Serving agricultural communities in Kendal, Carnforth, Windermere, and the Furness Peninsula.
- Merseyside & Greater Manchester: Supporting rural fringes across the M6 and M62 corridors.
Category 2 ABP Collections in the North West
Serving Ormskirk, Southport, and Skelmersdale
Based in Burscough, Martlands is ideally positioned to provide rapid-response Category 2 waste collections for farms, abattoirs, and food processors across Ormskirk, Southport, and Skelmersdale. Our local knowledge ensures an efficient service tailored to the specific needs of Lancashire and Merseyside businesses.
DEFRA Approved Sampling and Disease Surveillance
Statutory TSE Testing
For certain classes of fallen cattle, statutory brain stem testing for TSE (Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy) is a legal requirement. As a DEFRA-approved sampling centre, Martlands can handle the collection and necessary sampling for over-age cattle. We work closely with the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) to ensure all tests are carried out correctly, maintaining your farm’s compliance and supporting national disease surveillance efforts.
Integrated Animal By-Product Management
While Category 1 waste requires the most stringent level of containment and destruction, Martlands provides a complete range of disposal solutions for all organic waste streams. We work with food manufacturers, independent retailers, and agricultural businesses across Lancashire and Cheshire to ensure every classification of waste is handled sustainably and in full accordance with UK Animal By-Products Regulations.
Comprehensive Food Waste and ABP Solutions
Managing multiple waste streams is made simple with our integrated collection services. We provide dedicated routes and specialised containers for lower-risk materials, ensuring your business remains compliant while reducing environmental impact through renewable energy recovery and resource reclamation.
- Food Waste Collection: Discover our scheduled commercial recycling services for supermarkets, restaurants, and food production facilities.
- Butchers Waste Collection: Specialist removal of meat trimmings, bones, and fat from retail butchers and meat processing units.
- Category 1 Animal By-Product Collection: High-risk animal by-product removal ensuring total biosecurity and legal compliance.
- Category 3 Animal By-Product Collection: Efficient disposal for low-risk animal parts and former foodstuffs fit for human consumption but no longer intended for it.
Specialist Agricultural Support and Livestock Removal
In addition to our industrial and commercial waste management, Martlands remains a dedicated partner to the North West farming community. Because Category 1 waste often involves animals suspected of carrying transmissible diseases, it is vital to have a collection partner that understands the nuances of agricultural biosecurity and statutory testing.
Emergency Farm and Fallen Stock Collection
If you have livestock that has died on-farm, particularly over-age cattle or animals requiring disease surveillance, our rapid-response team is available 24 hours a day. We operate as a DEFRA-approved sampling centre, ensuring that all carcasses are handled with the highest level of care to protect your remaining herd and maintain compliance with UK Animal By-Products Regulations.
- Farm and Fallen Stock Collection: Learn more about our 24-hour emergency removal service for cattle, sheep, and equine remains across Lancashire and Cheshire.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What are Category 2 Animal By-Products?
Category 2 (Cat 2) is classified as medium-risk animal waste. It primarily includes fallen stock (animals that die on-farm), manure, digestive tract content, and animals slaughtered for disease control purposes that do not fall into the high-risk Category 1 bracket.
How does Category 2 differ from Category 1 and 3?
While Category 1 is high-risk (specified risk material/disease) and Category 3 is low-risk (food waste), Category 2 covers intermediate materials like manure and fallen stock. Unlike Category 3, Cat 2 material is strictly prohibited from entering the animal or human food chain.
What businesses require Category 2 collection services?
This service is essential for livestock farmers, abattoirs, meat processing units, and equine centres across the North West. Anyone producing animal-derived waste that is not intended for human consumption but carries a potential disease risk requires a licensed Category 2 collector.
Is Martlands a licensed Category 2 waste carrier?
Yes. Martlands is a fully licensed and DEFRA-approved waste carrier. We operate in strict accordance with the UK Animal By-Products Regulations (ABPR) to ensure your farm or business remains legally compliant and biosecure.
What biosecurity measures do you use for Cat 2 collections?
Biosecurity is our top priority to prevent the spread of disease between holdings. We use specialized, leak-proof vehicles for every Category 2 Animal By-Product Collection. Our drivers follow rigorous cleaning and disinfection protocols after every pickup in Lancashire or Cheshire.
Do you provide documentation for farm records?
Yes. Every collection is accompanied by a commercial document and a Waste Transfer Note (WTN). This provides a full audit trail, which is a legal requirement for your farm records and local authority environmental health inspections.
How is Category 2 waste processed?
Under UK law, Category 2 materials are typically disposed of via incineration or rendered (pressure sterilisation) before being used for technical purposes, such as fertiliser or organic soil improvers, provided they meet strict safety standards.
Which areas do you cover for Category 2 collections?
We provide regular and emergency collection routes throughout Lancashire, Cheshire, and South Cumbria. Our primary service areas include Ormskirk, Preston, Warrington, Chester, and the surrounding rural districts.
Can I book a 24-hour emergency collection?
Yes. We understand that fallen stock and medium-risk waste need to be cleared quickly to maintain site hygiene. We operate a 24-hour emergency line to ensure a rapid response for urgent removals on your premises.
Can Category 2 material be used in Anaerobic Digestion?
Category 2 material can be used in an Anaerobic Digestion (AD) or composting plant, but only after it has undergone specific pressure sterilisation (rendering) to ensure all pathogens are destroyed. Martlands can advise on the most compliant route for your specific waste stream.
Contact Martlands Today
For immediate assistance or to schedule a regular collection, please contact our specialist agricultural team:
Phone: 01704 776977 (24-Hour Emergency Line)
Head Office: 01704 893161
Email: enquiries@martlands.co.uk
Address: Martlands Farm, Burscough, Lancashire, L40 0SD