Organic waste
Our business grew up around recycling the leftovers of fruit and vegetable production. There are a variety of ways that fruit and vegetable waste can be reused. Some is used as feed for our own farm animals, some is composted naturally and some can be broken down using our purposely built anaerobic digestion (AD) plant.
Environment First collects organic waste across Kent and London, arranging collections from packing plants, food production factories, food retailers and logistic organisations.
Anaerobic Digestion (AD) and Biogas
At our AD plant all the packaging waste is separated from the food waste and sent to other areas of our recycling chain. The organic waste is then fed into our AD plant where microorganisms break down the produce waste material, generating biogas which is used to produce power.
Biogas is a gaseous fuel containing large amounts of methane (biomethane) which is produced by the anaerobic digestion of biological material under controlled conditions.
The green energy produced helps reduce the UK’s reliance on imported gas and power and the AD waste is used by our farm Dan Mackelden as biofertiliser. Fundamentally, managing food waste through AD helps us progress towards a circular economy by creating energy and supporting the need of our own farm.
BENEFITS
Our professional service, tailored to your business needs can offer:
Specialist advice
Specialist early-stage advice on how best to meet your individual waste processing needs
Invoicing & reporting
Consolidated invoicing & bespoke recycling performance reports to demonstrate compliance & support your company’s environmental credentials
Invoicing & reporting
Consolidated invoicing & bespoke recycling performance reports to demonstrate compliance & support your company’s environmental credentials
Collections
Scheduled or ad hoc collections depending on your requirements
Specialist advice
Specialist early-stage advice on how best to meet your individual waste processing needs
Invoicing & reporting
Consolidated invoicing & bespoke recycling performance reports to demonstrate compliance & support your company’s environmental credentials
Collections
Scheduled or ad hoc collections depending on your requirements