Mis-flushed items are products that get flushed down toilets when they should go in the bin. Our expert analysis claims these items contribute to approximately 215,101 sewer blockages a year, with an estimated national cost of £143,472,200.
One year after Simpler Recycling became mandatory for larger businesses in England, compliance has improved. But pressure on infrastructure, rising food waste volumes, and new enforcement powers mean the system is experiencing some teething errors.
This guide explains how to manage waste in a restaurant and build a system that works during busy services and quieter seasons.
This guide explains how to handle facility waste and build a system that works for your building.
The Environment Agency has announced it will charge £118 per hour to businesses in England that fail to comply with Simpler Recycling rules. Here’s everything you need to know.
This guide explains what counts as care home waste, what causes it, and how to manage it in line with current UK legislation and best practice.
This guide explains what warehouse waste looks like in practice and how to control it in 2026.
This guide explains what counts as hotel waste, why it matters, and the practical steps hotels can take in 2026 to manage waste more effectively.
If materials containing PFAS enter your waste stream, you may face tighter handling rules, hazardous classification, and stricter duty-of-care responsibilities. Here’s what you need to know.
Fly-tipping is usually viewed as a local issue, with local consequences. A pile of dumped waste appears, the council clears it up, and residents are left frustrated. But there’s a second cost that is rarely mentioned
This guide explains how waste segregation works in schools, why it matters more with the latest Simpler Recycling rules taking effect, and how schools can build effective, compliant systems that staff and pupils actually follow.
Most businesses take data protection seriously. They lock down systems, train staff on phishing, and tighten access to customer records. But there’s one part of GDPR compliance that still gets missed. What happens to confidential waste when it’s thrown away?
As landfill capacity continues to shrink across parts of the UK, Energy from Waste plants are increasingly being relied on to keep non-recyclable commercial waste going through the system. Yet much of the conversation around EfW still focuses on perception, rather than the practical role it plays when disposal options start to disappear.
North Devon Council has confirmed it will stop all commercial waste collections from 31 March 2026, leaving thousands of local businesses responsible for arranging their own waste services. Businesses now need to act quickly to stay compliant and avoid disruption.
Across England, landfill capacity has been steadily shrinking, with some regions already operating at or close to zero available space. As sites close and approvals for new landfills slow, the UK is facing a growing landfill capacity crisis that is becoming harder to ignore.
As pressure mounts on land availability, infrastructure, energy generation, and climate resilience, ex-landfill sites are increasingly being re-examined not as liabilities, but as opportunities. With the right engineering, monitoring, and planning, many of these sites are finding new life in ways that deliver environmental, economic, and community benefits.
While councils are preparing to deliver food waste caddies and collection services, one issue risks undermining the success of the new system before it even begins: unclear food packaging guidance.
For businesses, 2026 is less about new announcements and more about practical impact. Waste compliance, collection costs, and disposal options are all likely to shift.
Our very own Buffest Binman calendar has officially made its TV debut, appearing on This Morning on ITV.
From new national legislation to the collapse of key recycling markets, surges of waste crime, and high-profile collection failures, the system has faced pressure from every direction.
With 1.6 million temporary workers now making up 5.4% of the UK workforce, businesses need to be aware of the common waste problems that appear during seasonal peaks and the operational fixes that prevent them.
Food waste is already a major cost for UK organisations, and the introduction of Simpler Recycling has raised the risks for businesses that continue to mix materials incorrectly.
Every year, huge amounts of uneaten food go straight into the bin at staff festive events. That waste costs businesses money and increases their environmental footprint.
HMOs house around 1.5 million people across England. They generate higher waste volumes and more contamination risks than standard homes. That places greater responsibility on landlords to ensure correct bins, clear instructions and safe waste handling.
New analysis of Environment Agency data shows that several English regions could reach zero remaining landfill space within the next decade. In some areas, that reality has already arrived.
44% of UK retailers are left with excess stock after Christmas and New Year discounting. Here’s how to donate stock safely, legally and without creating unintended waste problems.
The waste and resources sector entered this year’s Autumn Budget with high expectations. Following a period of rising treatment costs, limited infrastructure capacity and ongoing reforms, many hoped the Chancellor would provide funding certainty, policy stability and a boost to the UK’s circular economy ambitions.
According to industry insights, festive waste volumes increase by around 30% every year.¹ But there’s a growing issue that many companies overlook: packaging and waste left behind by delivery drivers.
For thousands of people experiencing homelessness, the cold forces them into desperate decisions, including taking refuge inside commercial bins.
Rising food waste volumes, limited plant capacity, delays to infrastructure investment, and the roll-out of Simpler Recycling rules are creating a perfect storm for the waste industry and businesses that rely on regular food waste collections.
Millions of parcels arrive at homes and businesses in boxes that are far larger than necessary, wasting packaging materials and creating a surge in unnecessary delivery emissions.
UK businesses must follow strict packaging waste regulations that control how packaging is designed, used, recycled, and disposed of. This guide explains what the regulations are, who they apply to, and how to stay compliant.
The UK remains heavily reliant on other countries to process its recyclable waste. UK plastic waste exports increased by 84% in the first half of 2025.
Public toilets are disappearing across Great Britain. The British Toilet Association estimates only around 3,300 remain, a 25% drop since 2008.