PDM wins major high street contract

A national food by-product processing company, has helped Sainsbury's to become the first UK supermarket chain to achieve nationwide compliance with tough new EU environmental legislation, that was introduced following the 2001 outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease.

PDM won the prestigious deal with Worktwice Environmental, to provide the service for Sainsbury's Supermarkets following a detailed tendering exercise.

A spokesman for PDM said, "Not only could we show Sainsbury's Supermarkets and Worktwice Environmental that we complied with all the legislation and provided a cost-effective solution, we also demonstrated that our scheme is secure and sustainable, and is in line with their Corporate Social Responsibility guidelines."

"PDM is collecting the waste meat from Sainsbury's stores and processing it to produce liquid and solid bio-fuels which are then used in power stations to generate renewable energy. Sainsbury's are helping the UK reduce greenhouse gas emissions through sustainable processing of their waste meat" he said.

The latest rules, which prevent retailers disposing of their discarded meat products in landfill operations, became law last July, but it is understood that some other retailers have yet to adopt the new waste disposal procedures with raw waste meat still going to landfill sites.

The PDM spokesman said that the new service for multiple retailers was based on the waste meat collection service that the company has provided for independent High Street butchers for many years."