Do you accept packaged food?

Hills Waste is committed to responsible food waste management and accepts all types, including those that are still in packaging. This is particularly important as the UK creates 9.52 million tonnes of food waste per year (source), with food retail businesses such as supermarkets expected to produce a certain amount of waste in packaging.

How are the food waste bins kept clean?

Food waste is inherently prone to smells, liquid runoff, and decay. To mitigate this, we provide bags with our food waste bins so that loose food has no contact with the bin itself.

What types of bins are best suited for food retail?

Our food waste bins are available in two sizes. Our small food bin has a capacity of 120 litres, or 1-2 black bags. Need more room? Our standard food bin is 240 litres and can hold 2-3 black bags. The bins are suitable for raw and cooked meat, bones, fat, non-packaged food waste, food waste in packaging, fruit, and vegetables. Learn more about our commercial food waste collection services.

What happens to food retail waste?

The retail sector wastes 277,000 tonnes of food each year (source), which can harm the environment. Therefore, it is important for the food retail sector to focus on food waste reduction by disposing of food waste responsibly. By partnering with Hills Waste, we ensure it is treated and recycled to generate electricity and organic fertiliser.

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A partnership you can rely on

With our proven track record in the food retail sector, we’re the only business you need for food retail waste management. Our services cater specifically to your requirements, and our partnership approach ensures we keep listening and adapting to your changing demands. We pride ourselves on sustainability, recycling whatever we can locally, and making positive use of anything we can’t. As one of the few waste management companies holding three ISOs, we always prioritise health, safety, and compliance, offering a hassle-free service that provides excellent value for money.

Locations Served

We serve thousands of businesses across the West Country and surrounding counties, so chances are we’re already operating our business recycling collection service in your area. The areas we cover include:

Amesbury
Andover
Bath
Bristol
Chippenham
Cirencester
Devizes
Faringdon
Frome
Malmesbury
Marlborough
Newbury
Salisbury
Shaftesbury
Swindon
Tidworth
Trowbridge
Portishead
Warminster
Weston-Super-Mare
Yate

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Reliable and flexible commercial food waste collection

Most of the time, regular, scheduled collections are exactly what you need, operating efficiently so you almost don’t notice them. However, food retail businesses often experience seasonal fluctuations. Whether you’re preparing for a busy summer making ice cream or planning for Christmas puddings in February, our flexible commercial food waste collection service allows you to adjust the frequency of our visits easily. This simple change can make a big difference to your operations.

Competitive rates, quality service

Thanks to our vast experience working alongside companies like yours, we’re experts in providing the value for money and efficiency you demand. We understand the balance between cost and quality and consistently provide outstanding value while ensuring full compliance, reliability, and minimal environmental impact. Through our close working style, we actively recommendations for effective savings. We also provide regular reporting against agreed targets, keeping you informed about your commercial food waste disposal costs.

Recycling food waste - even in its packaging

Whether it’s packaged or not, all food retail waste goes in the same dedicated bin and is recycled locally using innovative anaerobic digestion technology, creating renewable energy for the National Grid and bio-fertilisers for agriculture. The packaging is separated and sent to an Energy from Waste Facility where energy is generated and distributed back to the National Grid. Recycling your business food waste is a win for you too, reducing the amount of general waste you send to landfill. We make life easy with specialist food waste bins in a range of sizes, and we always line our bins with fresh and hygienic biodegradable liners after every collection. Plus, our purpose-built collection vehicles avoid leakages and manoeuvre easily around the back of High Street premises.