In partnership with our sister Company A Hughes and Son (Skellingthorpe) Limited, we can also offer a highly specialist disposal service for waste food of animal origin (ie. animal by-products) when they are no longer suitable for human consumption. Such products could be ready meals, sandwiches, meat pies etc that have been removed from sale because they are past their sell/use-by dates or have been damaged, soiled or contaminated.

The approved rendering facility located in Lincoln, can handle categories 1, 2 and 3 animal by-products in any form, in large or small tonnages; including recycling of all packaging wastes. Heavy investment in the latest energy efficient automated processing equipment that fully complies with the Animal By-Product Regulations and the plant is fully approved by DEFRA (animal health) and the Local Authority (environmental control). These automated processes for the efficient treatment of animal by-products and food waste also meets the stringent requirements of the UK and European Animal By-Product Regulations.

 
The process dehydrates the material using heat to evaporate the moisture that is collected and cleaned using an onsite water treatment process. The remaining material (known as greaves) is separated into protein meal (Meat and bone meal, MBM) and fat (tallow).

A Hughes & Son is one of the longest established companies within the animal by-product rendering and used cooking oil processing sectors with over 80 years experience. The Company provides recycling and rendering services in which animal and food waste products are turned into useful commercial goods, including tallow, protein meals (Meat and Bone Meal).