Food site clean, water vole safe

Waste handling and equipment company, Greenbank, has helped preserve a rare mammal at the same time as solving a food company's waste storage problem.

Hains Celestial-owned Daniels Group was not able to use more conventional methods to keep vermin out of its Grimsby factory yard for fear of harming water vole living in a dyke alongside the site.

After requesting help from Greenbank, the company bought two self-cleaning, portable compactors (PCW25s) with automaticallyclosing lids that keep out birds, and are designed to prevent a build up of waste inside the machine that would then need regular cleaning.

This has resulted in a clean site, alleviating the risk of food waste attracting pests, and has led to cost savings and a greener carbon footprint for Daniels.

Both machines have a Pulse Assurance electronic information system, developed by Greenbank.

This helps to maximise compactor payloads, minimise transport costs and reduce machine down time.