Food Waste Management Services

TUCO Ltd seek suppliers to provide on-site innovative food waste solution to TUCO members and the wider Public Sector. The on-site food disposal solution must divert food from landfill, help reduce waste generation and create a valuable fuel or alternative source from the output, in line with the practical application of the waste hierarchy. The system must work in line with current and future Legislation under each Country within the United Kingdom. The systems will be placed at a TUCO member site with agreed collections of the output if necessary. The system must work in line with current and future Legislation under each Country within the United Kingdom.

Despite an increased uptake of reusable takeaway products at member sites, disposable paper cups are still used in a large range of TUCO member business environments including Universities, school and colleges, offices, NHS departments, coffee shops, leisure venues, conference venues, hotels and many more. Suppliers are invited to tender for the provision for a Sustainable Disposable Cup Solution to TUCO members and the wider Public Sector as part of a circular economy. The system must work in line with current and future Legislation under each Country within the United Kingdom. The service to the member must include a collection of cups with a disposable solution to achieve zero waste to landfill. The service may or may not include supply of cups within the process.

Each year 1.8 million tonnes of carbon emissions are generated by the 500,000 tonnes of coffee waste disposed in the UK. Suppliers are invited to tender for the provision to collect and Sustainably Dispose of Waste Coffee Grounds for TUCO members and the wider Public Sector as part of a circular economy. Coffee ground recycling is ideal for many TUCO members offering a fresh coffee provision. The supplier will collect the waste coffee grounds and will need to explain how they dispose of/reuse the coffee grounds in a sustainable manner. The system must work in line with current and future Legislation under each Country within the United Kingdom.

We produce enough food across the world to wipe out global hunger, however, one-third of it goes to waste. That’s 1.3 billion tonnes of food thrown away. The UK throws away around 9.52m tonnes of food per year. this emits 25m tonnes of CO2e, more than Kenya’s total annual emissions. Although the UK has cut down on its food waste in recent years, we still throw away an astonishing amount of edible food. There are currently no mandatory food waste reduction targets in the UK, however Scotland plans to introduce a target of 33% by 2025. Suppliers are invited to tender for the provision of a cost effective and efficient, sustainable food waste collection and disposal service to the Universities, colleges and the wider public sector. The collection must help reduce waste generation, divert food from landfill and create a valuable fuel/alternative source from the output where possible, in line with the practical application of the waste hierarchy. The system must work in line with current and future Legislation under each Country within the United Kingdom.

Suppliers are invited to tender for the provision of a food waste oil collection and disposal service. The service must be provided to the very highest environmental standards to help reduce GHG emissions, tackle the climate emergency and must work in line with current and future Legislation under each Country within the United Kingdom.

Suppliers are invited to tender for the provision of a Catering Waste Packaging Recycling Service. The service must be provided to the very highest environmental standards to help reduce GHG emissions, tackle the climate emergency and must work in line with current and future Legislation under each Country within the United Kingdom. Packaging is any item used for containment of goods. It also covers handling, delivery and / or presentation of goods. There are 8 main categories are as follows: •Paper/card (cartons, labels of certain types, layer board, paper bags etc.) •Glass (bottles, jars) •Aluminium (cans, aerosols, foil trays) •Steel (cans, drums) •Wood (pallets, dunnage) •Tetra packs •Plastic (bottles, pallet wrap, bags) •Food packaging

Suppliers are invited to tender for the provision of a Certified Compostable Catering Packaging Waste Service. The service must be provided to the very highest environmental standards to help reduce GHG emissions, tackle the climate emergency and must work in line with current and future Legislation under each Country within the United Kingdom. Food packaging waste is predicted to increase as a result of an ever-increasing demand for convenience food, takeaway foods, and individual wrapping of fresh produce. Composting is a form of recycling. Compostable disposables and packaging are designed to be recycled in an industrial composting facility together with food waste. However, some companies need the packaging collecting separately due to the exact formula needed to process food waste/packing through an in-vessel composter or other suitable and agreed process.

Suppliers are invited to tender for the provision of food waste management systems. The system must weigh, analyse, and report evidence-based food waste data, whilst working in line with current and future Legislation under each Country within the United Kingdom.

TUCO Ltd are seeking suppliers who can provide an innovative Surplus Catering Equipment concept to collect and dispose of/recycle, in a compliant manner, the end of use catering equipment from the TUCO member site. This should be cost effective and efficient to the Universities, Colleges and the wider Public Sector in a sustainable manner, with a potential financial return/shared revenue model. The Lot is advertised for National coverage, however, regional suppliers can also apply.