Our throwaway society is changing its ways. The government is putting more and more pressure on businesses to be more responsible in the way they use materials and handle waste. Landfill tax is rising, legislation is getting stricter. And with so many of us recycling our waste at home, your customers, suppliers and staff will expect your company to play its part.

It’s not always easy to do the right thing – especially when you need to reduce your own costs too – but we’re here to help. Our state-of-the-art materials recovery facilities (MRFs) use specialist methods to sort waste and mean over 80% of your general waste can be recovered and recycled.

Because we deal with such a wide range of materials, working with us means you’ll have a single point of contact & a single bill to pay. Ideally, we’ll begin by visiting your site to carry out an audit. We’ll then work with you to draw up an in-depth strategy for dealing with office, specialist, general and hazardous waste, using our expert knowledge & years of experience to find the most efficient, cost-effective solution for you.

We can provide waste handling equipment, specialist recycling bins, skips and wheelie bins as well as arrange regular collections. It’s our policy to recycle everything we can and safely dispose of what we can’t. And we can even look at ways to reduce the amount of waste you produce in the first place.

The regulations governing hazardous waste disposal and spillage are extremely complex, and vary according to where you are in the UK and how much of the substance you store. Without specialist help, it can be very difficult to interpret the rules. And with the cost of a clear-up operation often reaching £30,000, it pays to meet your obligations.

We’ll make sure you’re fully compliant with new landfill regulations, the Hazardous Waste Legislation, the Duty of Care Regulations 1991 and the WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Directive. Following a site visit, we can advise you of your responsibilities and put the right measures in place – whether it’s a regular collection or specialist containment equipment.

We can provide drums, drip trays, spill kits, specialist flooring, bunded pallets and waste oil wells. We even have a specialist tank installation service, supplying and fitting a wide range of manufactured and bespoke fuel and oil tanks. Our OFTEC engineers can also carry out your annual OFTEC installation inspection as required by the Oil Storage Regulations.

We can also advise you on the less obvious types of hazardous waste. Computer monitors must be recycled at a licensed site, while fluorescent tubes – the types of lighting most commonly used at work – contain highly toxic mercury and should only be disposed of at specialist waste sites.

Over a million tonnes of used electrical and electronic products are thrown away each year, with very little of this being recycled. The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive set out to change this, setting new targets for the amount of used electrical equipment that’s reused and recycled.

The directive covers all types of electrical and electronic items, from household appliances to IT and telecommunications equipment. It places the onus on the products’ makers to recycle old items once the end user has decided they no longer need them.

Producers have to register through an approved compliance scheme, while SMEs need to join a compliance scheme based on their market share or the size of their business.

Only approved treatment facilities can handle WEEE, and collecting the products is governed by a code of practice. Without specialist help the new directive could be confusing, time-consuming and expensive. Our expert account managers are familiar with the regulations and can guide you through them, letting you know the exact implications for your business and making sure you comply.

This is where our expert environmental consultants can really help you maximise efficiency – our specialist equipment can reduce the volume of your waste or, even better, turn it into a commodity you can sell. There are possibilities you may not even have thought of, and we’ll be happy to explore them with you.

Compacted and baled in the right way can sometimes turn your used materials into a new income stream for your business. Compacting waste can mean fewer collections, lower fuels, labour and transport costs and reduced carbon emissions. It all adds up to a big saving for you, and a great way to show you’re helping look after our environment.

Our wide range of waste balers compact waste quickly, easily and safely. We offer everything from compact models, for smaller businesses, to heavy-duty machines producing bales up to 500kg. We also stock a wide range of consumables – such as baler twine, wire and strapping – all this can be delivered nationally and within 24 hours.

Our shredders can handle plastics, wood, car bumpers, tyres, even metals. Our Engineers can create a workable solution specifically for you. To keep your machinery working as well as it can, we offer efficient, cost-effective servicing . We can maintain all types of waste handling equipment, wherever you are in the UK. Just call us to find out more.

In 2007 the UK produced over 10 million tonnes of packaging waste. Thanks to packaging waste regulations, around 59% of this was recycled and recovered – a big improvement on the 27% of packaging waste recycled in 1998. But there’s still a long way to go.

Our complete service is designed to take away the worry. As well as advising on how the regulations apply to you and developing a strategy to meet your targets, we can deal with the paperwork that proves you’re meeting your responsibilities.

With many households now recycling their used glass, paper and plastic, the pressure’s on businesses to follow suit. Not only does recycling send a really positive message to your customers, suppliers and staff, it could help you cut costs too.

For paper and plastic cups – the type used with vending machines and water coolers – we offer recycling bins to place around your office. Just fill them up and let us take away and recycle the contents. We can also collect used toner cartridges and help you buy cost-effective recycled and recyclable replacements.

Innovative technologies and access to a nationwide network of specialist recycling sites mean we can recycle much more than you might think. Fluorescent lighting, IT and electrical equipment, metal and wood can all be broken down and turned into new products. In some cases, recycling firms will actually pay for the materials you don’t want.

When it comes to disposing of confidential and sensitive information, there are two big reasons for making sure it’s done safely and securely. Firstly, identity fraud is a serious threat to businesses, costing UK companies an estimated £1 billion a year. Secondly, the Data Protection Act lays down strict guidelines on how personal information should be stored, used and destroyed – with minimum fines of £5,000 if you don’t comply.

Trust us to deal with your confidential materials, and you know it will be disposed of correctly and efficiently. We’ll talk to you about the format and volume of material, then decide on the best way to keep on top of it.

We can remove it and destroy paper records for you, or you can shred them on site and have us pick up the waste afterwards. For larger quantities, we can provide large, sealed outdoor units, which we’ll then collect and take to an approved facility.

Need to destroy more than just paper? We can collect CDs, discs, videotapes and even computer hard drives. If you’ve a large volume of these, we can provide locked confidential waste bins, collected regularly by high-security vehicles. Everything that can be recycled will be, with the rest being destroyed in a way that has the lowest possible impact on the environment.