JGP Blog
Nottinghamshire Business of the Year 2021
November 26, 2021East Midlands Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2021On 19th November 2021, JG Pears were thrilled and proud to have won two awards from the East Midlands Chamber of Commerce, the first being named Business of the Year in Nottinghamshi...
Rendering in the Circular Economy
November 10, 2021Rendering in the Circular EconomyRendering is a process that has been carried out for centuries, but as we strive for a more circular economy, it’s clear this traditional practice has never been more important. Rendering converts wast...
Fighting Climate Change
August 13, 2021Fighting Climate ChangeFighting climate change is integral to the JG Pears operation. We recognise that care for the environment is a fundamental and integral part of our business, so we work hard to minimise the effect of our operation...
Generating Renewable Energy
July 9, 2021How is JG Pears Generating Renewable Energy Using Biomass?Through the development of the combined heat and power plant (CHP) at Newark, JG Pears is generating renewable energy. Our use of renewable biomass fuel significantly reduces the...
Reducing Our Environmental Impact
June 17, 2021What is the environmental impact of processing butchers' waste?Reducing our environmental impact is a key focus at JG Pears. The processing of butchers’ waste and animal by-products generates many useful, sustainable products, which i...
JG Pears Group Announces Completion of P Waddington Acquisition
October 8, 2020Press Release JG Pears Group Announces Completion of P Waddington AcquisitionJG Pears today announced the acquisition of P Waddington, the Bradford based rendering group, including the main processing facility in Bradford as well as the...
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 busin...
6 key reasons why rendering butchers’ waste is essential to society
January 3, 2020What's the problem with butchers' waste?Today, 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. Rend...
Making sustainable fuel from butchers’ waste
December 3, 2019Biofuels replacing fossil fuels?In 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...
Discover our safe, clean, and green butchers’ waste collection vehicles
November 3, 2019Safe, clean, and green butchers' waste collectionNo 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...
Opening a butcher’s shop?
October 3, 2019Opening a butcher’s shop? 3 essential things you need to know about waste disposal regulationsIf 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 donâ€...
Butchers’ Waste Explained
September 3, 2019What do animal renderers make from butcher’s waste and animal by-products – and why is rendering so green?328 million pigs, sheep, goats, and cows and 6 billion poultry birds are slaughtered each year in the EU. Each carcass contain...