As a business, one of the key ways of being environmentally friendly is to recycle your waste. Business recycling services are available for a wide range of materials and can make a significant difference to the amount of rubbish being sent to landfill sites. Business recycling services do differ from household collections, so read on for some more information.
Before your business even gets to the point of recycling, it is important to remember to reduce and reuse where possible. Inevitably there will still be some waste, however, and it is therefore important to employ business recycling services. In many cases this involves arranging for waste to be collected by local specialist companies, or, if transportation exists within your business, you may be able to transport the materials yourselves to your nearest depot. To find out about services and depots available in your area visit the government Net Regs site. You will then need to contact local companies to discuss any costs involved.
There are also alternative recycling methods for specific items of waste such as ink cartridges, computers and mobile phones. Whilst these may also be suitable for collection by your usual business recycling services, other options include donating them to charitable organisations for recycling or refurbishment. Check out our Computer Recycling, Ink Cartridge Recycling, and Mobile Phone Recycling pages for more information. In addition, depending on your business type, you may need details of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive which can be found by following the link.
For more information on recycling various waste materials, visit our recycling sitemap for other relevant pages.
