From factory to farm. From factory to energy.
When Food-to-Feed Isn’t the Right Route.
Aniras UK connects food manufacturers with two complementary national recovery networks — livestock feed and anaerobic digestion.
One manufacturer. Two recovery networks.
Food Manufacturer
Material Assessment
Feed Network
- Suitable co-products
- Livestock
- Farm
AD Network
- Non-feed organic streams
- Biogas
- Energy
Not Everything Is Waste
Every food manufacturing operation will have material that cannot appropriately become animal feed. The answer should not automatically be disposal. We assess the material first, then identify the most appropriate authorised recovery route.
01 — FEED
Livestock Recovery
Where a co-product is suitable and compliant, we connect it with our nationwide livestock animal-feed network.
02 — ENERGY
Anaerobic Digestion
Where material cannot appropriately enter feed, suitable organic streams can be directed to our national AD network.
03 — VALUE
Resource Recovery
The goal is to maximise recovery, minimise disposal and protect the commercial and environmental value of the material.
Two Networks. One Recovery Strategy.
From Factory to Farm
Suitable food and manufacturing co-products are collected and supplied through our livestock network.
Food Manufacturer
Collection & Logistics
Feed Recovery
Livestock & Farm
From Factory to Energy
Appropriate non-feed organic material can be coordinated into our national Anaerobic Digestion network.
Food Manufacturer
Collection & Logistics
Anaerobic Digestion
Biogas → Renewable Energy
One Network. Two Recovery Pathways.
The visual story is simple: suitable material goes to livestock feed; material that cannot appropriately enter the feed route can, where authorised and suitable, move into anaerobic digestion.
Food Manufacturer
Co-products & organic streams
Aniras Assessment
Classify • segregate • route
Best Recovery Route
Feed or AD
What Happens Inside an AD Plant?
Anaerobic digestion is a natural biological process in which organic material is broken down in a sealed environment without oxygen. The process captures the energy in the material as biogas.
01
Assessment
Material, origin, composition and classification are reviewed.
02
Collection
Aniras coordinates the movement from the manufacturing site.
03
Digestion
Microorganisms break down organic matter without oxygen.
04
Energy
Biogas can be used for renewable electricity, heat or biomethane.
Two Networks. One Purpose.
Factory to Energy – Anaerobic Digestion
Our livestock network remains central to Aniras. The AD network sits alongside it, giving manufacturers another appropriate recovery pathway for material that cannot enter feed.
Livestock Feed Network
Factory to Farm
Sustainable feed for healthy livestock
Anaerobic Digestion Network
Factory to Energy
Organic recovery - Biogas - Renewable Energy
From unavoidable material to useful energy
Biogas
Organic material produces biogas which contains recoverable energy.
Renewable Energy
Depending on the facility, biogas can support electricity, heat or biomethane production.
Digestate
Subject to the required controls and quality standards, digestate can support nutrient recovery for agriculture.
Recovery
Keep material in productive use
Energy
Capture energy as biogas
Circularity
Connect industry and agriculture
Nutrients
Potential agricultural recovery
Our Proposition
"The question isn't simply how do we dispose of this? It is what is the best recovery route for this material?"
The right route for the right material
Where a manufacturer’s co-product is classified as an Animal By-Product (ABP), its category, regulatory status and permitted end use must be established before selecting the recovery route. Where an ABP or other organic material cannot appropriately enter the feed chain but is suitable for an authorised AD route, Aniras UK can coordinate its movement through the appropriate network.
Let's find the right recovery route
Food-to-Feed. Anaerobic Digestion. Renewable Energy. Nutrient Recovery. One specialist recovery partner.