Red tape wrapping its way around the environment leads to fines and fly-tipping Who’s watching your rubbish bins? That’s the question that’s being asked as phantom bin stuffers are avoiding tip fees and council fines by stuffing their rubbish into other people’s bins. It’s an anti-social behaviour that many in the recycling industry warned would […]
Can general waste collections finally be eliminated from the business and commercial waste sector? There are those in the industry who claim that the days of general waste are numbered, while others say that it still has a future and we shouldn’t be mourning (or celebrating) its demise just yet. With some voices in the […]
Landfill tax is paid by any business that wants to dispose of any waste in landfill. Find out what landfill tax is, how it works, and landfill tax rates.
Everybody working in the waste industry has come up against fly-tipping at some time in their careers. In fact, it can easily be described as a plague. According to UK government statistics, there were 852,000 fly-tipping incidents dealt with by UK councils in the year 2013/14, an average of over 2,300 every day. About half […]
Landfill: The facts The UK was warned that it could run out of landfill capacity within eight years if current rates were continued. While the proportion of waste recycled hasn’t changed a great deal in the last five years – it has, in fact, stalled at around 44% – we’re not quite three years away […]
Learn to cook and help save the planet and yourself Food packaging waste is killing the planet, and it’s all down to lazy meals Packaging waste produced by British homes could be slashed by up to a half if people dumped ready meals and learned how to cook again. That’s the opinion of a national […]
Companies could save millions using ‘mushroom’ alternative Plastic packaging for factory goods should be banned in all but the most exceptional of cases now that alternative products are on the market. Single-use boxes used for good packaging should be made of biodegradable materials that can be recycled or mulched, saving companies millions of pounds, says […]
Why unaddressed paper ‘spam’ has to stop The average household now receives over 500 pieces of junk mail every year, with the figure showing no sign of decline. While direct advertising is a mainstay of many businesses, the truth is that up to 90% is binned unread, leading to millions of tonnes of paper waste […]
1. Use old free clothes hangers as crisp clips and keep them fresh! 2. For the always-falling zipper, no need to throw those pants out! 3. One for the wine lovers! Freeze grapes and chill wine 4. How to fit two bowls into a small microwave 5. A great idea on how to recycle a […]
Have horse riders been given a free ride for too long? A huge majority of British people say that horse riders should be made to clear up horse mess from roads, it seems. According to a leading UK waste management and recycling company, Brits are no longer impressed by the cry of “put it on […]
Increased security measures mean thieves turn to easier targets A spike in the theft of paper and cardboard earmarked for recycling is being blamed on scrap thieves looking for “soft” targets. That’s the view of a major British waste and recycling company that says increased security measures for scrap metal mean that criminals turning their […]
Residents ‘paying for private bin collections‘ as councils cut back on collections Budget cuts and new charges mean fly-tipping set to rocket across Britain Householders and communities are exploring ways of paying waste management companies to remove their domestic waste as council cutbacks mean that municipal collections can be as infrequent as once every three […]
We’ll admit it – we’re all little kids at heart and we love working with our bin lorries. In fact, any six-year-old with express wonderment and curiosity when faced with one of these monsters of the road, and (cough) many years later the huge majority of us are none the wiser – how exactly does […]
Business Waste’s Mark Hall takes a look at how better recycling can help save the planet while saving your company money. Why should I recycle? What’s the big deal about rubbish? Can we copy the example of others? How can my company change? Here’s the bottom line: If your business isn’t already recycling its waste, […]
Massive waste as majority put food scraps into the bin A huge majority of Britons have never knowingly composted food or garden waste, a new survey has revealed. Figures obtained by a major UK waste and recycling company finds that most British households throw compostable waste straight into the bin, even if council collection facilities […]
From high-value metals to ‘shabby chic’ – light-fingered staff and visitors to blame Levels of theft from rubbish tips and recycling centres has reached “astonishing” levels, one national waste management and recycling company says. According to BusinessWaste.co.uk, both site staff and visiting members of the public are equally to blame, with many staff thefts made […]
The latest league table of local authority recycling has been published, and highlights which councils are the heroes and which are the bad boys when it comes to handling waste. Once again, it’s Ashford in Kent that comes the very bottom of the pile, with DEFRA figures showing that they only recycle a paltry 12% […]
Women ‘better at recycling then men’ …but men put the bin out more often Women are far better at domestic refuse recycling than their male partners according to a household survey carried out by a British waste management company. The figures also showed that while women in traditional relationships were more likely to make sure […]
PRESS RELEASE Calls to ban smoking in cars in bid to stub out the scourge of cigarette butts The smoking ban in enclosed public places has simply moved the problem elsewhere, and has led to one company calling on tighter restrictions on smoking, including inside cars A leading waste management company now says that cigarette […]
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What is offensive waste? Offensive waste. It’s not when you open a bin and you hear a voice shouting ″Knickers!″ back at you. That being our one and only attempt at end-of-the-pier humour on these pages, and we think it best to stop now. Offensive waste is refuse that falls generally into the same category […]
It’s a valid question. With landfill getting more expensive, and available land to dispose of waste becoming more difficult to come by, is it still a viable alternative to burn waste in an incinerator? The Environment Agency says it regulates around 130 waste incineration sites in England and Wales. They say the sector includes the […]
PRESS RELEASE Calls to arrest internationally renowned ‘artist’ as cost of vandalism clean-up highlighted A national waste management company has called for steps to be taken to stop the scourge of world famous graffiti artist Banksy. Drawing attention to how he paints on walls and gets praised for his actions, the UK-based company BusinessWaste.co.uk points […]
Recent news reports have highlighted the fact that charity shops are staggering under the weight of donated copies of the ‘mummy porn’ blockbuster series Fifty Shades Of Grey. Apparently, people are buying the books, finding out that they’re the most unbelievable piles of tosh, and giving them away. We don’t blame them, to be honest, […]
We’ve written at length in the past about how wasteful we are as a nation. The Global Footprint Network pressure group reckons that the UK is one of the planet’s leading offenders in taking more resources than we can support, and while we’re striding confidently towards meeting UK and EU recycling and emissions targets, there’s […]
PRESS RELEASE Pubs and clubs outed as worst offenders for not separating their waste Restaurants, bars and night clubs are the worst in the industrial and service sectors for recycling their waste, it has emerged. According to one national waste management and recycling company, staff often fail to separate their rubbish at all, meaning that […]
What a rubbish drug. Utter uneducated idiot chavs are setting wheelie bins on fire and inhaling fumes to get high. This is possibly the most stupid thing we have ever heard of and only a total pratt would do this. According to Barnsley council this new drug craze has now seen idiots set fire to […]
England may still be stalling when it comes to introducing the mandatory 5p levy on plastic bags in supermarkets but recent figures have shown that the usage of plastic bags IS falling across Great Britain. But we still have a long way to go, please share this info-graphic and spread the word, you can make a difference. […]
PRESS RELEASE Big boxes of nothing ‘a gross waste of resources’ Major web mail order companies are still over-packaging items being delivered to customers, resulting in wasted materials and resources as they send out “big boxes of nothing”. According to a UK-based waste management company BusinessWaste.co.uk, retailers are still sending out products in boxes that […]
Press Release 95% of companies don’t recycle old computer equipment Up to 95% of business computer waste going to landfill Most British businesses dispose of their old computer equipment without recycling, according to a leading waste management company. According to recycling experts Business Waste, up to 95% of companies still send their electronic waste to […]
Business Waste are a leading waste collection company, specialising in waste management. Baby poo and wet dogs assault the nation’s nostrils More than 2,000 people responded to our poll , asking what smells offended their noses the most. Among the top ten were the smell of babies’ nappies, rotting food, and the pong from a […]
Whenever you think you’ve seen it all in the waste business, something new comes along and shocks you. Sometimes it raises a laugh, but there have been occasions when we’ve had to drop everything and call the police. We here at business waste like to encourage people to recycle as much of their waste as […]
At Business Waste we take recycling very seriously, recycling shouldn’t be a chore however, it should be fun! Here are 18 of the best fun recycling ideas that anyone can make happen either in the office or at work, its also a great way to get children involved in protecting our planet, so roll up your sleeves and get creative. […]
Firms filling landfill sites and resorting to illegal activity to get rid of their rubbish Many businesses have not got the message on recycling and send most, if not all, of their rubbish to landfill, a study by one of the UK’s leading waste and recycling experts has found. According to the Business Waste commercial […]
