By 2030, food waste reduction targets across Europe become legally binding. Catering and healthcare organisations aren’t just being asked to cut waste anymore; they need to prove it, with an audit trail that holds up. Most tracking tools can’t do that. They measure the problem. They don’t solve it.
The problem
Traditional food waste tracking systems log weights and generate reports, but the waste itself still has to be hauled away separately. That gap between measuring and disposing means duplicate handling, disconnected data, and reporting that shows the problem without showing progress against it.
The fix
Aerobic Technologies Limited (ATL) builds machines that close that gap. The ATL Aerobic Digester processes and disposes of food waste on-site, running on a Unitronics PLC platform integrated by Vision Automation. Unicloud by Unitronics was used to develop the ATL Intelligence Platform, the reporting dashboard that turns every disposal event into real-time analytics automatically, with no separate tracking step required.
The Unicloud dashboard gives ATL’s customers a centralised, real-time view of their operation: total waste recorded, meal session performance broken down by breakfast, lunch, and dinner, location comparisons, and category breakdowns. Interactive charts surface trends and historical performance, so teams can see exactly where waste is happening and act on it, whether that means adjusting purchasing, tightening production planning, or catching a recurring issue at a specific site. The platform is configurable too, with categories, displayed data, and dashboard layout adjusted to match each customer’s reporting requirements. For organizations that want an extra layer of data capture, ATL offers optional AI camera technology on top.
Setup is fast. Customers create an account, verify by email, set a password, and they’re into the platform, no lengthy onboarding required.
The result
Disposal and data capture happen in the same event, not two separate processes bolted together. That’s the difference between a system that reports on food waste and one that gets rid of it. ATL customers get the electronic audit trail regulators are asking for, plus the insight to actually hit their 2030 targets: lower disposal costs, improved hygiene, reduced carbon emissions, and purchasing decisions backed by real data instead of guesswork.
Building a machine that needs both reliable control and custom reporting built in? Talk to Vision Automation about a Unitronics-based platform for your product line.
