Food Waste and
Composting

Many businesses such as shops, hotels and restaurants need to dispose to foodstuffs, but every organisation’s requirements are unique. Different materials and mixed recyclables such as tins, cooking oil, glass, plastic bottles, cartons, liquids and solids need to be considered. Get in touch for friendly advice on how best to manage your commercial food waste.

Sending food waste to landfill is not only inefficient and inexpensive, but also produces methane greenhouse gases which contribute to global warming. When bacteria breaks down organic matter in the absence of oxygen, methane is produced. Therefore, as waste is compressed in a landfill site, the organic materials decompose anaerobically, and methane gas is sent into the atmosphere.

At M. Gaze we provide transport services right up your street… quite literally. We can safely transfer your waste and keep complete and accurate records for all waste accepted onto our site, monitoring the entire process from collection to destruction. Our 24-hour manned CCTV can be called upon at any time to provide evidence of products being processed properly, safely and efficiently.

Composting is a cost-effective way of ensuring waste becomes a valuable resource. It saves on disposal costs, helps to lower production costs for farmers, and ensures atmospheric carbon is placed back into the ground. It also reduces the amount of rubbish sent to landfill and helps build stronger food ecosystems through the creation of nutrient-rich fertilisers.

We have developed a highly efficient composting process at M. Gaze over the years. Through dewatering and cultivation in our in-vessel composter, we create a bio solid ‘cake’ from compost sludges that typically range from 15-35% in solid content. These bio solids are then blended with a bulking agent and carbon source, such as wood chips.