JGP Blog
How the waste hierarchy helps butchers improve sustainability
February 3, 2020The waste hierarchy is a tool that sets out the options for managing waste in terms of what’s best for the environment. A good understanding of the waste hierarchy helps butchers improve sustainability. And if you run a butchery busine...
6 key reasons why rendering butchers’ waste is essential to society
January 3, 2020Today, the UK produces over 1.75 million tonnes of animal by-products. A significant proportion of that is butcher’s waste: Offal, bones, fat, trimmings, blood, and meat that has spoiled. Rendering butchers' waste is essential to pro...
Making sustainable fuel from butchers’ waste
December 3, 2019In recent years, there’s been a big push to promote biofuels as a replacement for fossil fuels. But not all biofuels are equal. In fact, it’s now clear that many plant-based biofuels bring a fresh set of environmental issues. Modern ...
Discover our safe, clean, and green butchers’ waste collection vehicles
November 3, 2019No modern professional butchery business wants to see dirty, smelly collection trucks arrive for waste collections – and when customers book collection services from JG Pears, they know they don’t have to worry. We understand that ...
Opening a butcher’s shop?
October 3, 2019If you’re opening a butcher’s shop, it’s important to be aware that food safety regulations are just as strict for the waste you don’t sell as for the meat that you do. This is because butchers’ waste – also known as ABP, or ...
Butchers’ Waste Explained
September 3, 2019328 million pigs, sheep, goats, and cows and 6 billion poultry birds are slaughtered each year in the EU. Each carcass contains a substantial amount of material we can’t (or don’t want to) eat. To give just three examples – only ...