Small Business Waste Collection

Responsible waste disposal for small businesses is vital to protect the environment, ensure your company operates legally, and save money. Sending waste from small businesses to landfill for disposal is bad for the planet. It costs more for your waste management fees too, as you’ll pay more landfill tax.

We operate a zero waste to landfill policy and aim to reuse, recover, and recycle as much waste as possible when arranging the disposal of any business waste. Licensed waste carriers will collect your commercial waste and transport it to a relevant facility for legal disposal. Methods of small business waste disposal can include:

• Recycling – common dry materials such as cardboard, paper, glass, some plastic types, and metals can be recycled and turned into new materials for reuse.
• Composting – organic materials including food waste and garden waste might be composted, which turns the waste into a natural fertiliser.
• Anaerobic digestion – food waste can be disposed of at anaerobic digestion plants where it’s treated and heated to create biogas and biofertilizer, which can generate renewable energy.
• Incineration – due to strict laws and regulations to protect health and safety the likes of some clinical waste and hazardous waste items must be disposed of via incineration.

You receive a free duty of care certificate for any waste removed from your small business when you use our services. This confirms the safe, legal, and responsible disposal of all commercial waste removed from your company for added peace of mind.

Good small business waste management involves reducing how much rubbish your organisation produces. This improves your carbon footprint, boosts your reputation, and should reduce how much you pay for waste removal and disposal. Even though you might not create as much waste as larger companies, any action to cut back on rubbish is beneficial.

A few ways to improve your small business waste management are to:

• Conduct a waste audit – review the types and volumes of waste your small business produces and how it’s disposed of. This can highlight areas to cut back on waste production and improve recycling.
• Create a waste management plan for your small business – use the information from your audit to build an effective waste management plan for your small business. This should include a strategy for storing and removing all waste from your site, ways to reduce rubbish, and a breakdown of costs.
• Use low-waste products and suppliers – switch to products and items with less packaging (or at least made from recyclable materials) where possible. Work with suppliers aligned with the aim of reducing waste.
• Introduce a recycling scheme – use different recycling bins for dry waste such as paper and cardboard, glass, and plastic to reduce your general waste. Have different coloured bins with clear signs to improve recycling rates.
• Train staff – make any employees aware of your waste strategy, such as using appropriate recycling bins, steps to minimise waste, and the importance for the environment and finances of your small business to get them onside.