Recycling Services

Animal By-Products & Waste Food

We are all becoming increasingly aware of the need to reduce our environmental impact through reducing our carbon footprint and creating a more sustainable lifestyle.

Organisations in the foodchain are able to reduce their carbon footprints by diverting unsold or unusable 'waste products' from landfill to create renewable energy.

PDM Group provides a unique 'one-stop shop' collection and recycling service for all waste food products (including products in packaging and tins) with complete coverage across the UK.

The collected products are processed to seperate food materials from any packaging. The food materials are either then re-processed to recover new products (such as protein or liquid fat), or are used as direct fuel source to generate biomass Combined Heat & Power (CHP).

PDM's own CHP plants use food waste to generate renewable electricity, power which qualifies for 'Renewable Obligation Certificates' (ROCs) under the Government's Renewable Energy legislation.

The liquid fat recovered from the food waste is used as a feedstock for the production of biodiesel or as a renewable energy fuel.

PDM's food waste recycling services are used by some of the best known names on the High Street including Tesco, Asda, Morrisons, Lidl, Aldi and Iceland.

The PDM service is also able to handle food wastes from restaurants, hotels, hospitals and fast-food outlets.

For further information or specialist advice please contact the following:

Customer Support Centre
PDM Group
Mancetter Road
Hartshill, Nuneaton
Warwickshire
CV10 0TA

Tel: +44 (0) 24 7639 7571
Fax: +44 (0) 24 7639 7266
Email: csc@pdm-group.co.uk

PDM Group's By-Product Processing operations provide:

  • An integrated service for all food wastes including raw and cooked meats, used cooking oils and rotisserie fats
  • A collection network covering every town and city in the UK
  • A wide range of recycling options including anaerobic digestion, biomass to energy, rendering and in-vessel composting
  • Emergency collections following freezer breakdowns or vehicle accidents
  • Strategically located sites to reduce transport costs and 'material miles'
  • A safe, environmentally sustainable and fully auditable disposal route for food industry by-products
  • Large fleet of specialist vehicles
  • Material collections to suit operational needs, seven days a week
  • Full compliance with latest EU legislation on animal by-product disposal
  • Dedicated 24/7 customer helpdesk

Tailor-made and cost-effective arrangements are provided for the disposal of a wide variety of materials, including...

  • Any food by-product from food manufacturing, processing or retailing sectors
  • Abattoir, slaughterhouse and butcher's shop residues
  • Raw or cooked meat and fish products
  • Milk or dairy products
  • Out-of-spec, out-of-date or un-saleable food material from shops and supermarkets

PDF File Download the animal by-product collection service information sheet [133KB]

PDF File Download the latest DEFRA guidance leaflet on the disposal of meat and former foodstuffs from retail premises [588KB]