Outstanding Success for Ringwood Food Recycling Business
A Ringwood based food waste collection service which only began trading last year has delivered its one millionth kilogramme of food waste for composting.
Eco Food Recycling Ltd was launched by former international sportsmen Simon Heaps and Andy Jones in May 2010 and is now going from strength to strength.
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Simon Heaps (right) and Andy Jones (left) join Peter Hardy in celebrating delivery of the one millionth kilogram of food waste to the Eco Sustainable Solutions’ site in Dorset.
Eco Food Recycling collects the food waste from schools, colleges, universities, hospitals, restaurants, pubs, canteens, leisure and theme parks across the South using its own fleet of vehicles.
The company, based in St Leonards, Ringwood, counts some of the biggest names in retailing among its clients including 18 Waitrose stores in the southern area and Bournemouth's Castlepoint Shopping Park.
Amounts collected have risen from 30 tonnes a month last December to the current 260 tonnes each month, a rise of 800 per cent.
The food is taken to another local successful eco company - Eco Sustainable Solutions Ltd in Parley, Dorset. The companies are not connected.
Mr Heaps, a former England international table tennis player is delighted with the success of the business, commenting: "Previously the food waste would have gone to landfill but, instead, it is now being converted into compost, satisfying moral and environmental issues and enabling our clients to significantly reduce their carbon footprint."
He added: "It's a huge achievement for us but even better news for the planet.
For more information about the company visit www.ecofoodrecycling.co.uk
8 Comments
by DaveF_Walcot
Wednesday, September 28 2011, 9:54PM
“"Recycling would be turning waste food into food."
That's what composting is Moe, along with a bit of photosynthesis.”
by daveyboyhants
Tuesday, September 27 2011, 4:57PM
“Ironically BBC reportting today on the massive increase in numbers of people going to food banks to help feed their families. Bet they'd like some of this stuff being dumped.”
by daveyboyhants
Tuesday, September 27 2011, 9:04AM
“Interesting viewpoints here. I too can't help wondering why we can't give more 'free' food to those who are struggling to pay their bills - or homeless, or charity shelters, housing associations etc. etc.
No doubt there are some EU regulations or 'elf n safety' rules that prevent this from happening. There's been loads on TV about the 'sell by' dates and that food is still perfectly good to eat past those dates. It does seem wasteful that the food can't be eaten - but I guess recycling is better than landfill.”
by MoeXXX
Monday, September 26 2011, 9:35PM
“Also, it's worth pointing out that this is is no way "green". Allowing waste food to rot in a central location to allow it to be sold on as compost might be slightly better than letting in rot in landfill - as long as the composting process releases substantially less greenhouse gas - but it's not really 'recycling' is it?
Recycling would be turning waste food into food.”
by MoeXXX
Monday, September 26 2011, 9:31PM
“260 tonnes ... of food .. per month....Jaysus.
I'm shocked.”
by capndave
Monday, September 26 2011, 9:00PM
“The picture proves what an over indulgent people we are. The box looks much like a delivery of fresh food not rotting scraps for composting.
Wonder what a starving Somali family would feel about that?”
by wheelie_bin
Monday, September 26 2011, 3:34PM
“Well done to them too for avoiding landfill .. but I can't help wondering why so much went to waste in the first place.”
by MarlaShale
Monday, September 26 2011, 11:23AM
“Well done to them! Good to see a local business leading the way environmentally.”