Hendin Solutions has announced the expansion of Advocom Global and Baskin Livestock into recycling of waste from the greenhouse and wholesale produce industries. Advocom Global is based in Ontario, Canada. Baskin Livestock is based in New York State. The two companies are related.
Both companies collect waste from bakeries, potato chip makers and other food manufacturers. The waste is processed by mechanically separating packaging from organic material and blending the residue into animal feed.
Advocom collects waste from Southern Ontario. Baskin collects waste from the US Northeast.
Together, the two companies recycle 150,000 tonnes of waste per year. The two companies have a combined fleet of more than 300 trailers and combined herds of thousands of beef cattle.
According to Shawn Davidson, president of Advocom, the mechanical separation of metal and plastic from the vines of tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers made possible the collection of tear-out material at the end of the greenhouse growing season. Advocom began collecting greenhouse waste in Leamington, Ontario in September 2024. Baskin will begin collecting greenhouse waste in the US in April.
Davidson noted that every tonne processed by the two companies is diverted from local landfills. The diversion "is an easy way for larger companies to meet their ESG obligations. They take it pretty seriously", he said.
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