Restaurant Waste Recycling in North Yorkshire
Food waste can be recycled into renewable energy, adding an extra layer to the lifecycle of your restaurant waste in York.
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From bistros in the bustling centre to the cosy cafes on the cobbles and homely pubs along the Ouse, the city of York and North Yorkshire proudly boasts a wide selection of eateries. With Michelin guide fine dining to family-run kitchens, there’s so much to choose from and like most of the hospitality industry, there comes a need for proper waste management.
Recycling Food Waste
The biggest contributor to food waste is the restaurant industry. Primarily caused by oversized portions, extensive menu offerings and inflexibility of chains, tonnes of food is wasted every year. However, there are ways to recycle food waste and the best part is, food waste can be recycled into renewable energy, adding an extra layer to the lifecycle of your restaurant waste in York.
Food waste and general disposal can often be a lot to keep on top of and with business waste mounting, it’s more and more important to implement recycling bins in your restaurant.
Yorwaste collects a wide range of materials and looks for ways to reduce, reuse, recycle or recover, before general disposal. From kerbside recycling to skip hires and recycling centres across Yorkshire, whether it’s your daily waste output or a front-of-house refurbishment, we’ve got you covered. We only offer top-quality waste management in your area.
Why choose Yorwaste?
- Local
- Cost-Effective
- Personal
At Yorwaste, we believe waste disposal should be hassle-free.
From a simple set up with exceptional customer service as standard. It’s waste management just the way you want it.
With thousands of local businesses on board, from restaurants to retailers, it’s easy to see why Yorwaste is North Yorkshire’s leading waste collection and recycling partner.
General waste we collect goes to Allerton Waste Recovery Park, generating electricity to power 40,000 homes across Yorkshire yearly.
We always encourage our customers to recycle when they can. We aim to push our recycling rate up by diverting more waste from recovery to recycling. Recommended to restaurants, pubs and hotels.
Glass is 100% recyclable and can bea infinitely processed without losing any of its original quality.
Food waste we collect will go through anaerobic digestion – microorganisms can be used to break down your waste organically. It is a greener and more cost-effective solution than general waste recovery.
Our trusty wheelie bins come in many sizes made with recyclable plastic or metal. Lock lids are available.
Our skips and Roll On Roll Offs are for anyone who produces waste in large volumes and helps keep them compact. Helps you save space and minimise disruptions to your location.
Enquiry
One of our friendly team will get in touch to discuss your commercial waste needs and assess how we can help.
Assessment
For larger businesses, we provide a free waste audit to get a deeper insight into your commercial recycling challenges, identifying which of your waste streams are suitable for recycling.
Collection
We deliver dedicated bins to help you separate and store your waste. Then, we begin regular collections at a time and frequency that fits your business.
Transportation
Your recyclable waste is transported to one of our Material Recycling Facilities in North Yorkshire, where it can be properly processed and treated.
Recycling
As much of your waste as possible is converted back into raw materials that can be turned into brand-new products.
Disposal
Finally, we convert any eligible waste into a source of energy through anaerobic digestion, incineration and other recovery processes.
Your Waste Journey
Committed to Being Green
- Yorwaste is committed to a cleaner, green future and is 100% compliant with all local and national regulations.
- Through our ‘Waste No More’ integrated waste management approach, our guiding principle is to provide customers with sustainable, innovative and economical waste management solutions.
- We’ll work with you to find a schedule to suit your business, improving fuel efficiencies when out on the road.
Where does the waste go?
Initially, your waste will be transported to a local waste transfer station. Here, recyclable waste may be separated for onward transport to reprocessors, to be made into new products. Unrecyclable waste will be bulked up for transport to the county’s Energy from Waste facility, to be used as fuel to generate electricity.
We partner with Allerton Waste Recovery Park to ensure as much non-recyclable waste as possible is turned into energy for the local North Yorkshire area. We put the waste hierarchy at the very heart of our business, and do all we can to increase waste reduction, reuse and recycling where possible.
From community initiatives, such as Reuse Santa and Get Re-Cycling, to our team of recycling experts working closely with businesses to help their overall waste management strategies and maximise their recycling efforts.
The energy from recovered waste in Yorkshire currently powers around 40,000 homes in the Yorkshire area. By incinerating non-recyclable waste, we’re able to convert rubbish into energy!
The ash that is produced during this process is also recycled to create materials for the construction industry, further closing the gap in waste production in the Yorkshire area. It’s even estimated that 2.5% of the UK’s energy is powered by recycled materials, so why not join the cause and be an advocate for environmentally friendly waste management?
Legal Compliance
The Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 require businesses to;
Sort and store waste safely and securely
Ensure that you or your waste carrier has a valid waste carriers license and are registered to dispose of waste.
Failure to comply can risk a criminal conviction, fines, and seizure of assets. By signing up to Yorwaste you are meeting your obligation without the hassle of navigating through the legislation yourself.
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FAQs
What are the methods of glass recycling?
As a pub owner, you’ll know just how much glass waste you produce. Switching to glass recycling not only be helping the environment but also lower your carbon footprint. We’ll make sure your glass is recycled, so you don’t have to.
Where does food waste go?
There’s a real reason to separate your food waste from your general waste, and that reason is energy! The waste we collect from your premises is taken to an anaerobic digestion plant in Yorkshire for conversion into renewable energy. So always make sure to scrape those leftovers in a food waste bin to help the local energy cycle.
What materials can Yorwaste recycle?
Yorwaste provides dry mixed recycling which encompasses plastic bottles, drink cans, food tins, paper and cardboard. So always make sure your kitchen crew and bartenders are keeping those essential items separate for recycling.
How much waste do pubs produce?
It’s estimated that pubs produce 873,800 tonnes of waste each year. This includes a whopping 173,000 tonnes of food waste (19% of waste from the sector). This highlights the importance of recycling food and turning it into commodity again.
How can pubs reduce their food waste?
Pubs can take a number of steps to reduce the amount of food wasted. From keeping on top of use-by dates by implementing FIFO methodology (an estimated 21% of food waste is from spoiled produce), scraping leftovers into a dedicated food waste bin and even keeping spare food preparation such as vegetable peelings for local compost bins.
Offering takeout containers to customers and including smaller plate options for those who don’t want a full meal are also more sustainable options to reduce food waste. Packaging and glass recycling levels were at 73% for pubs last year, but for food waste, only 11% is recycled currently so it’s super important to improve in this area specifically.
Recycling all waste products as much as possible can also help improve your environmental impact, in the long run, not to mention save your business money.
How to encourage people to recycle waste in your pub?
Recycling isn’t possible without the right bins. Supplying your pub, including staff areas, with ample amounts of separated bins in evenly spread areas will be your first port of call.
Next, you’ll want to lead by example and offer training, hone in on the environmental impact your waste will have on the business and put forward that sustainability is part of your core values. Don’t forget to also train your cleaners, whether they’re internal or agency, to highlight to them the importance of your company’s waste policies.
Finally, consider becoming a B Corp or Investors in the Environment (iiE), certifications that not only add value to your business but amplify the consideration you have for the environment and the local community.
What other types of waste do you dispose of?
There are tonnes of different types of waste materials that need processing in the Yorkshire area. With a wide range of businesses such as restaurants, bars and pubs, retail stores and shopping centres, offices, factories and warehouses.
Yorwaste has a waste disposal solution for every sector. From food waste and oil disposal, glass bottle recycling and dry mixed recycling to confidential information and green waste processing. Whatever waste your pub creates, we’ll have the option for you.
Why should pubs choose Yorwaste?
Yorwaste can ensure that the waste produced by your pub processes is properly managed, and recycled or reused where possible. For example, waste oils can be taken to recycling plants, plastics can be melted down for reuse and scrap metals can be processed to make new components.
What waste management services do you provide for pubs?
Yorwaste can help pubs with the following services: commercial cardboard recycling, North Yorkshire waste collection and disposal, commercial wood waste recycling, confidential waste disposal and shredding, waste management and recycling in North Yorkshire and commercial liquid waste disposal.