Food Waste Collection for Businesses in Bristol
If your business produces food waste, Generation Soil can help.
We collect food waste locally, compost it using a regenerative three-stage process, and return it to soil. Businesses can choose to receive compost back or donate it to Bristol-based food growing projects.
This service supports soil health, biodiversity, and Bristol’s circular food system.
Bristol Business Food Waste Collection
Low-Carbon. Local. Circular. Powered by Living Compost.
Generation Soil provides food waste collection for businesses in Bristol, transforming food waste into living compost that regenerates local soils through the Bristol Living Compost Project.
This is not waste removal. This is community composting that keeps nutrients in Bristol and puts them back into the soil.
We work with cafés, restaurants, caterers, offices, schools, medical practices, and event organisers across the city.
What Our Business Members Say
We started using Generation Soils food waste service a few weeks ago. So far our experience has been great! Alex is very knowledgeable. The process is simple (and cheap!), and we are delighted to know we are making a difference to the local environment. I would 100 percent recommend Generation soil to everyone in the area.
Google Review from Orchard Medical Centre
How Our Business Food Waste Collection Works
1. You Fill the Buckets
All food waste is accepted. Cooked and raw food, meat, dairy, bread, coffee grounds, eggshells. No sorting stress.
✅ we provide buckets and fermentation bran to stabilise food waste at source.
2. We Collect in Bristol
Collections run on efficient, low-mileage Bristol routes.
At each collection we:
✅ swap buckets
✅ replace bran
✅ check contamination
3. We Compost Locally
Your food waste enters a three-stage regenerative composting process:
stage 1. Fermentation
Food waste is fermented using bran flakes inoculated with effective microorganisms (EM), introducing beneficial bacteria and stabilising nutrients.
stage 2. In-Vessel Composting
Material is composted in enclosed, aerated units that prevent pests and maintain high temperatures year-round. We add wood chips to balance carbon and support microbial activity.
stage 3. Compost Maturation
The compost matures as pH balances and beneficial organisms such as worms and fungi establish. This reduces composting time from over a year to around three months.
Compost Is Returned or Donated
Businesses can:
✅ receive living compost back
✅ buy compost at discounted member rates
✅ or donate compost to Bristol food growing projects
Your food waste becomes a local resource, not a loss.
Creating Circular Food Systems in Bristol
we create circular food systems by transforming Food waste into living compost.
A circular food system mimics natural systems, where waste does not exist. Food waste is returned to soil as compost, adding microbiology, organic matter, and nutrients back into depleted soils across Bristol.
What is living soil?
One teaspoon of healthy living soil contains billions of microorganisms, including beneficial bacteria, fungi, nematodes, and protozoa.
These organisms form the soil food web and are responsible for:
✅ making nutrients available to plants
✅ building soil structure
✅ reducing compaction
✅ improving water absorption and retention
✅ lowering flood risk
Living soil underpins food security, biodiversity, and climate resilience.
Why Bristol Businesses Choose Generation Soil for Food Waste Collection
More Than Waste Removal. This Is Regeneration.
Traditional commercial food waste services collect material and send it to distant anaerobic digesters.
Your nutrients leave Bristol and you never see the benefit.
Generation Soil flips that system.
✅ Collected in Bristol
✅ Composted in Bristol
✅ Returned to Bristol soils
✅ Impact reported to your business
How We CoMpare
Standard Food Waste Service
personal
benefits
✅ Clean buckets every week
✅ No smells, flies, or maggots
✅ Living compost delivery
❌ No clean buckets every week
❌ Smells, flies, and maggots
❌ No living compost delivery
community impact
✅ Compost donated to local growers
✅ Free collections for low-income households
❌ Zero local benefit
❌ Linear supply chain
reporting and esg value
✅ Quarterly Soil-Positive Impact Reports
❌ Generic compliance reports
❌ No soil impact data
❌ No community benefit
biological value
✅ Rich microbial compost
✅ Builds soil structure
✅ Supports biodiversity
✅ Captures carbon naturally
❌ Digestate = low biology
❌ Often watery, low-carbon, low-nutrient
❌ No microbial diversity returned to the soil
carbon footprint
✅ Ultra-short Bristol routes
✅ Community-scale processing
✅ Up to 80% lower emissions
❌ Long-distance transport
❌ Heavy diesel fleets
❌ High emissions per collection
where your waste really goes
✅ Food waste becomes living compost
✅ Returned to Bristol soils, gardens, schools, and community
❌ Sent into large AD plants
❌ Digestate is often exported or spread on non-food land
❌ No nutrients returned to your
Simple, Transparent Pricing
Our pricing reflects local food waste collection, biological composting, and measurable community impact, not high-carbon waste removal or landfill export.
We offer business food waste collection plans in Bristol, with weekly or scheduled collections and contamination checks included as standard.
Business Food Waste Collection Pricing
Bristol Living Compost Project
Small Business Plan
£30 per month | £324 per year
Up to 20 litres per week
Medium Business Plan
£50 per month | £540 per year
Up to 40 litres per week
Large Business Plan
£60 per month | £648 per year
Up to 80 litres per week
Ad-hoc, flexible collections
One-Off Food Waste Collections
£7 per 20L bucket
Ideal for:
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Events
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Caterers
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Schools
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Offices
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Trial runs
No contracts.
Pay only for what you use.
Business Food Waste Collection Plans (Best Value)
Plans are available for small, medium, and large businesses producing regular food waste.
Choose the option that works for you:
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Monthly plans for flexibility
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Annual plans for best value (save the equivalent of two months)
All business plans include:
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Weekly or scheduled food waste collections
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Contamination checks to protect compost quality
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Quarterly impact reports showing environmental benefits
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Living Soil Partner digital badge
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Access to optional add-ons
Optional Add-Ons for Deeper Impact
Enhance your involvement in the circular food system with:
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CSR and ESG reporting support
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On-site composting and food waste audits
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Employee wellbeing and soil education workshops
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Compost subscriptions for growing spaces
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Co-branded circular economy storytelling and impact content
Businesses We Proudly Support
✅ Bruhaha Brewery
✅ Square Food Foundation
✅ Square Food Catering
✅ Two Trees Catering
✅ Wild Kitchen (UWE Bristol)
✅ Willow Medical
✅ Orchard Medical
✅ Cooking It
Community Composting in Action
BS3 Jammin’
“This composting scheme brings our community together and creates real, tangible benefits for our growing spaces. We’re proud to support Generation Soil and the regenerative work they’re doing in Bristol.”
Team Canteen
“Alex took on a huge food waste challenge at very short notice and made the whole process stress-free. Buckets provided, clear instructions, everything collected. Job done.”
Tav
“Alex has created an amazing community of like-minded people in Bristol who share the same values around food recycling and composting.”
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Generation Soil collect food waste from businesses in Bristol?
✅ Yes. Generation Soil provides food waste collection for businesses across Bristol.
Can businesses buy compost from Generation Soil in Bristol?
✅ Yes. Businesses can buy living compost or receive compost through subscription as part of their food waste collection service.
Are there contracts?
❌ No. Businesses can choose monthly plans, discounted annual plans, or one-off collections.
What can go in the bucket?
✅ All food waste. We handle everything.