Spotlight Target Area: Waste
Belview Eggs has endeavoured to continue advancements made towards egg
collection, grading and the packaging of its products. The company no longer collect
eggs on pulp trays from its farmers but instead changed to a reusable plastic egg
cargo system. This system means Belview can collect more product in a single lift
from farms thus reducing food mileage, with a bonus that the eggs travel better in this
more secure system. It has also reduced waste in the packing centre as the trays are
washed after grading and returned to the farms completely clean, which also helps to
improve on-site biosecurity measures. In 2017, the company installed 400 solar panels
generating 25% of its annual electricity needs.
With the target area of waste, the company has reduced waste per unit of output by
over 21% since 2017. Belview Eggs also plans to continue this strong performance
having now committed to transitioning away from plastic cartons to pulp/cardboard
cartons, setting a target of 88% by the end of 2021 (from a baseline of 78% in 2020).
