Trade waste
Five good reasons to minimise your business waste
- Waste costs
By finding ways to reduce waste, your company could become more profitable. - The true cost is often hidden - reduce waste, reduce losses
Often only the expense of disposal is recognised. Throwing out waste is throwing out money. Cost savings can be made through improved resource efficiency - Waste minimisation is good business
Waste minimisation, could save your business 1 % of its turnover - savings that go straight to the bottom line. - Your reputation
Customers, financial institutions, employees and suppliers have a growing interest in companies’ environmental performance: waste minimisation will show them how effectively and efficiently you control operations. - Legal consequences
Companies - and key directors and managers - can face stiff penalties for failing to comply with environmental legislation, which gets tougher year by year. If you are a business producing or disposing of waste, there are various regulations that you need to comply with to ensure that you don’t get prosecuted.
Remember
You don’t have to be a large manufacturing company to practise waste minimisation. The benefits have been proven by a whole range of businesses of all sizes. Resource efficiencyis not just an environmental initiative; it is also an important business process that could potentially save your organisation a lot of money.
Want more advice?
For further information contact our Trade Waste section on 01922 653755 or Email: Streetpride@walsall.gov.uk
In addition to the support available from the Council, small and medium sized enterprises may seek free or subsidised environmental help and information from a wide range of other organisations. Click on the link below to visit their website:
The Environment Agency website provides helpful information about disposing of tyres and oil and offers advice about minimising waste by reducing raw material use, making more from less and reducing the volume and hazard of emissions to air, land and water.
General Enquiries: 08708 506 506
Hazardous Waste Registration number: 08708 502 858
Email: enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk
Website: www.environment-agency.gov.uk/
Envirowise offers UK businesses free, independent, confidential advice and support on practical ways to increase profits, minimise waste and reduce environmental impact. This government-funded programme can help make your business more competitive and profitable, and ensure that you always comply with environmental legislation.
Environment and Energy Helpline telephone number 0800 585794
http://www.envirowise.gov.uk/
The NetRegs website aims is to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK to understand the complex environmental regulations that can affect them. The site provides guidance on how to comply with environmental law as well as advice on good environmental practice.
http://www.netregs.gov.uk/netregs/
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Walsall Waste Management
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Bloxwich Road
Walsall
WS2 7BA
Telephone 01922 653755
Fax 01922 644310