recycling

[zibulsky]

i would love to recycle in my business as we create a lot of waste which could be re used ie plastic , cardboard, glass, metal etc,
can i find anyone who will take the product?? no
we even pay to have cardboard removed
if i do find somebody to buy the stuff they will only take 10 ton at a time, then storage becomes a problem
the goverment bang on about recycling but in my mind this is very difficult for the small /medium business with out a cost implication to them, its still cheaper to fill up the skips!!
must be a better way
we buy all customer returns from 16 day to fit for the bin only, we manage to reuse 70% of all returns but i would like to do more
its even getting more difficult to give to charities
what is going on??
any help please
thanks in advance

 

[telemax]

Hi there

Maybe there is some info on this site

http://www.wasteconnect.co.uk/

Jonathan

 

[estwig]

Gotta agree with you here, I have tried different ways to recycle, but to no avail.

The amount of packageing, cardboard, plastic and especially wood we just through in the skip for land fill is disapointing. Even the local council could not help, no suggestions at all from them!!

So we just shrug and continue to throw it all in the skip. We are not licensed waste carriers, so cannot even transport it to recycleing points. Despite haveing the means to do so in the form of large vans.

All very frustrating.

 

[adam]

Vendesent recycles everything where possible.

We pay for ours to be collected but not disposed of. The disposal is free as the company makes money from that, we just pay for the collection side meaning we can take it to the company and pay nothing.

I was using Firbank Chiltern but there is also a company called F something Crawly I think that do it.

Shortly I will be moving to another company who are much closer to me.

 

[KM-Tiger]

Gotta agree with you here, I have tried different ways to recycle, but to no avail.

Yes, likewise. We generate about 12 m3 of mixed paper, cardboard, timber, plastic per week and no-one is interested. Our waste disposal company just says "there is no market".

We do recycle metals, but this is a market established well before "recycling" became fashionable.

As a business, even more alarming is that we have no financially viable means of disposing of so-called "hazardous" waste, eg fluorescent tubes, batteries, paint cans, an old fridge. Fly tipping looks tempting.

 

[estwig]

Fridges and other 'hazardous' waste like you mentioned KM. I end up taking home then either Mrs estwig takes it to the tip in our car, or get the council to collect if it is a fridge. This means telling the council it has come from our house, they must think we are really unlucky, when it comes to buying fridges!!

 

[adam]

Yes and now Keith they will know the truth!

All of us pay Council Tax for DOMESTIC waste disposal. Business doing it on the cheap and not paying their fare share of the costs costs us all more.

We moan about taxes but it is business men and women charging a fee for doing the work then not paying that on to those who provide the service (i.e. the waste disposal people). They don't work for nothing!

 

[KM-Tiger]

All of us pay Council Tax for DOMESTIC waste disposal.

Interesting, I wonder what my business pays Business Rates for?

 

[estwig]

Yes and now Keith they will know the truth!

All of us pay Council Tax for DOMESTIC waste disposal. Business doing it on the cheap and not paying their fare share of the costs costs us all more.

We moan about taxes but it is business men and women charging a fee for doing the work then not paying that on to those who provide the service (i.e. the waste disposal people). They don't work for nothing!

 

[adam]

Interesting, I wonder what my business pays Business Rates for?

Look at the council website for what is covered

 

[Dawg]

Look at the council website for what is covered

Ho hum, stifle yawn etc..

Look where? Business rates are pooled nationally.
(Thankfully then they are looked after by the office of The Deputy Prime Minister, Big Johnny P. Obviously phrases containing words such as brewery and pissup do not apply.)

 

[RayB]

We have the equivalent of about 9 "Biffa Bins" of waste paper collected each week which is recycled back into paper. This is our main waste product.

The remainder of our waste goes into a conventional "Biffa Bin" to landfill - but we now only fill one bin every 2 weeks.

If more of us buy recycled products then the opportunities to get your waste collected will increase - simple supply and demand.

For example - how many of you specify recycled paper for your printing and copier paper?

If we all did a bit more more demand will increase

 

[robin82]

It's good to see that companies are starting to think more about how their waste can be recycled.

If you’re interested in finding someone/another company who would want the stuff that you're throwing away for free, I'm involved with a website for just that. Take a look at the site (reuseitall.com). To be honest it's only been running for a few weeks, and it's a totally free service, it's been hard to promote it (no money!) but the more companies that take part, the more successful it will become. Cardboard boxes and packaging etc I can really see being re-used. It could even be a place for recycling companies to find stuff (if it's worth their while collecting).

I hope it could help some of you out eventually with getting rid of your waste, and anyone's comments would be much appreciated.

Robin

 

[zibulsky]

i like your site
i think it would be a good idea to have a wanted
section
it might increase adverts as some people might not place ads as they might think nobody would want it
eg i wouldnt have ever advertised broken kettles?
but a market trader asked did i have any
he now sells as jugs and plugs i know longer dispose of them
only a thought
cheers
carl

 

[simonr]

Couple of suggestions based upon our experience (but we're not a physical products company so they might not be universally applicable...).

• Don't create mixed waste in the first place! Sooo much easier to have single-product waste taken care of.
• Offer clients a "Green Option" - the pay an extra 5% to have "their" waste dealt with.

We've found the latter is particularly useful - who would want to be seen to be not doing their bit, so people are prepared to pay. We found it useful to have a "How we'll spend your money" statement though - and that cost us quite a bit in terms of time/research to get fully sorted out.

S

 

[vmelove]

In the past I have posted items that our company no longer needs on yahoo freecycle, these have only been small items like printers and small amounts of boxes and packaging but it's nice to think that I've not just chucked them away.

Is there nothing from your company that you could put on here?

 

[robin82]

Thanks for the suggestion, a wanted section is definately a good idea, and is something that I'm working on at the moment.

 

[RayB]

It's good to see that companies are starting to think more about how their waste can be recycled.
Robin

Hi Robin,

I like your site! Our waste paper is segregated and collected for recycling but we sometimes have some uncut surplus paper that we give away to local schools. Might post that on your site in future

 

[thekitchendesigner]

I've approached various local and national "bodies" about recycling kitchen units etc. What a farce, no options at all!

Apparantly its all down to the glue used in the carcases meaning they cant do anything with it! Surely it can be chopped and used for something????

I'd be really keen to find some way of recycling peoples old kitchens when they come out. Some clients donate their kitchens if their in good nick, but most arent (thats why they're changing it!).

If anyone knows of what i could do then please let me know!

 

[robin82]

Hi Ray, glad you like the site. Would be great to see you posting stuff sometime.

thekitchendesigner, it might be worth listing the units on reuseitall.com, even if they aren't in the best condition, you'd be supprised at what people will have if its free! The only problem is finding the people that want it, but as the site grows, that should become more likely.

 

[Rhyl Lightworks]

no
we even pay to have cardboard removed
if i do find somebody to buy the stuff they will only take 10 ton at a time, then storage becomes a problem

Have you contacted the local council? Ours, which is by no means in the forefront of recycling, takes a smallish load of cardboard from us once a week, for a charge of £1 a load -which is hardly going to break the bank. They may be able to offer advice on recycling other materials too.
Barrie