HOME > The Fish Blog THE FISH BLOG Topic: INDUSTRY NEWS How we make packaging by recycling fish waste Feb 25, 2020 Here at Three Oceans we have always aimed to use as much of our precious raw product as possible but inevitably our production process creates an amount of fish waste. But thanks to an innovative and environmentally friendly new process, we are now able to fully recycle all our fish waste into energy that is used to make corrugated board for our transit packaging. Making Three Oceans the first company in the world to use corrugated board 100% powered by its own fish waste. We have worked closely with Reelbrands, CorrBoard and CorrBoard Bioenergy to manufacture the board in a carbon-neutral factory before it is passed onto our local packaging supplier W Ridley & Co before it is delivered to us as finished packaging. Nick Kirby, Director of CorrBoard Bioenergy, explains how the process works: "We collect fish waste from Three Oceans and transfer it to our new Anaerobic Digester in Scunthorpe, where it is converted into biogas, heat, steam and electricity, which is then used to power the factory that produces the corrugated board on the same site." He adds, "The only waste product from this process is fertiliser, which we pass on to local farmers." The CorrBoard Bioenergy plant can convert 25,000 tonnes of food waste per annum, generating enough energy to provide electricity and heat for 1,500 homes. Only half of this energy is needed by the CorrBoard factory and the balance is supplied back to the National Grid. Ian Bates, Director of Reelbrands commented, "This is the first time a company has been able to facilitate a true closed-loop of food-waste to energy, to packaging, which makes great business sense plus it is good for the environment." Three Oceans has always set itself very high environmental standards which are very closely aligned with its sustainability credentials as a leading provider of quality MSC certified fish from sustainable and ethical sources. We are proud to collaborate with Reelbrands who have helped us take a step closer to a circular economy and ensure our products are able to be packed and shipped using energy generated from our waste products. Geoffery Druce, Sales & Marketing Director of Three Oceans sums it up, "We are delighted to announce this ground-breaking development, which sets a new standard in recycling our waste material and also significantly reduces our carbon footprint." Thanks for reading Three Oceans HOME OUR ROAD TRIP FISH FACTS FISH INDUSTRY DOING OUR BIT KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THREE OCEANS BY SIGNING UP FOR OUR NEWS LETTER I would like to receive the Three Oceans newsletter and I have accepted your privacy terms KEEP ME INFORMED © 2021 Three Oceans | Asset Library Pixels crafted by Deep Blue