A Care Home Guide to
​Food Waste Legislation.

This guide is aimed for Care Homes in England to understand:
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• Implications of the Environmental Act 2021.
• What Health Care, suchs as Care Homes are required to do.
• Why we have the legislation in the first place.
• Our solution.

Here, you'll find facts and answers to what is required, and a 'How To Guide' you can download.
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​We are open to hearing your feedback and to best answer any questions. 

*When any information is used to explain the legislation, it has been taken from the UK government's consultancy for consistency in household and business recycling in England, the government's response article.​

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Why Is The Legislation Necessary ?

We have all become aware of climate change to one extent or another. The issue is not all things affect the environment the same, some have greater risk to our planet than others. Changing crips packets is important, but it's not going to slow things down as much as tackling food waste does.
As a whole, food waste creates more greenhouse gas emissions than any other individual country in the world, except for the USA and China.
​That's a lot of emissions.

The Legislation.

The Houses of Parliament voted and passed legislation that will affect England and Wales called The Environmental Act 2021.
The changes will bring around change and affect how we recycle our waste. The Legislation will now mean that household premises and non-household premises (businesses, schools and hospitals), will be under strict guidance on how to deal with non-residual waste, that has value to the environment.

The government intends to drive up recycling rates and eliminate biodegradable waste from landfills, this is because food waste can be reprocessed to create an organic fertiliser for farmers to use and produce biogas which can generate electricity. This will bolster the UK's energy security. 

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What this means for Care Homes ?

​​Under the new regulations, your premises will have to be carrying out these 3 things to justly require the service. 
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• Have 10 or more Full Time Employees - not just the premises itself, it even includes head office staff.
• Have food that is intended for human consumption.
• Includes all food from processing or preparation of food, individual food parts such as meat, bones. egg shells, fruit and veg skins, tea bags, coffee grounds.​​

The timeline for beginning food waste collection is March 2025.
Health Care Homes must arrange for the separation and collection of food waste from; preparation waste, leftovers at the end of serving time, and any remainders on residents' plates including food leftovers created by staff.

The timeline for care homes is only 7 months away. 
Don't leave it until the last minute, we are here to provide a service in order for you to remain compliant.

The Solution.

Modus is already collecting from Multiple Care Homes in The West Midlands. See our Care Home Guide here.

​We've provided food waste consultancy to countries and cities that attended the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham as part of a government initiative to improve food supply chains within the commonwealth. We know a thing or two about food waste systems.

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Our aim is to provide your leadership team with valuable insights and information on your Care Homes Carbon Reduction. This can help improve your overall CQC Rating.

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