Scotland was the first part of the UK to adopt ‘zero waste to landfill’ legislation in 2014 which included a ban on macerators and the discharge of food waste into the drain system. St John’s Hospital in Livingston was the first Scottish hospital to adopt the technology in 2016. They now have ...

In 2018, the UK prison service installed the Eco-Smart food waste dryer into Lincoln prison as part of a nationwide project to introduce more sustainable waste management processes across the prison estate. Lincoln prison installed the ES500 (maximum capacity 350kg per day). The ES500 is the ...

Bergmann Direct have supplied six Eco-Smart foodwaste dryers to the Ministry of Defence for use in military messes on the Falkland Islands. The first delivery of three units (two ES80s – 50kg per day capacity) and one ES150 (100kg per day capacity) were delivered in 2018. Bergmann Direct carried ...

Smallest Eco-Smart Model Now In Service With Energy Shipping Company MOL (Mitsui OSK Lines) The smallestEco-Smart food waste dryer, the ES30 (maximum 30kg per day) is now in service with MOL LNG, the global energy shipping line on the vessel the Al Aamriya. The management of waste on board ships is ...

UPDATE 31st MARCH 2025 - Legislation is now in effect, make sure you are following the new rules! Macerators and Liquidizing Digesters Banned All Food Waste To Be Presented Separately For Collection All Organisations Generating Food Waste Affected The Environment Act 2021 passed in November 2021 ...