Waste Management

Reduce business waste: What’s the difference between recyclable, compostable, and biodegradable?

Questions to ask a waste management company

Dear Wheelie Bins... 

I’ve just started a business and I know we’re legally obliged to manage our waste. We have begun looking around for a waste contractor and we’d like to know what kind of things we should be asking them.

Waste Management Companies: Waste Managed 

Based in the heart of Newcastle City Centre, Waste Managed is one of the largest waste management companies in the UK. Servicing businesses across numerous sectors, the company provides waste services to over 24,000 customers.

What happens to household food waste?

In the UK, we throw away 9.5 million tonnes of food waste each year. That’s despite over 8 million people living in food poverty, and many more across the globe. When food goes to waste, it has economic, environmental, and moral consequences. So what happens to household food waste? Read our guide.

Who Manages Our Waste - Mitie

You may not have heard of Mitie, they provide a range of services including providing recycling bins, food waste solutions and secure confidential waste destruction.  They work with the philosophy of preventing waste at is source and if unavoidable they will consider solutions to help the customre reuse or recycle.  

Who Manages Our Waste - PHS Group

No doubt you would have seen PHS vans travveling around, operating since 1963 when they started as a sanitary product disposal service have now expanded to become a leading provider or workplace services, everything from washroom supplies, matting, floorcare as well as waste and recycling facilities.

Who Manages Our Waste - Suez (Sita UK)

Part of Suez Environment, Sita UK is a multinational water and waste treatment company, currently employing over 5500 staff over 300 locations in UK and run everything from recycling centres to shredding facilities.  They currently recover around 5 million tonnes of waste per year and this is ever increasing and have contributed over £100 million to community and environmental projects.  

Who Manages Our Waste - Viridor

Viridor have 2 arms of business, recycling and resources and energy, the waste that they collect is recycled and turned into new products.  The company has more than 320 recycling and energy facilities across the UK and looking like it is continually growing.  A recently opened facilitiy in Glasgow has helped create over 250 jobs and estimated to save the council £254m over their 5 year contract.    

Who Manages Our Waste - Biffa

Biffa is one of the UK's leading waste management and recycling companies in the UK, originally a haulage company when it used to take coal to London to fire power stations.  They have over 190 sites across the country and provides waste management to over 2.4 million households and collect over 4 millions bins per week

Who Manages Our Waste - Veolia

Veolia are one of the leading environmental solutions firms in the UK, they provide many services including energy and waste management solutions.  They operate around the world focusing on waste recovery and employs over 187,000 people across many of their sectors.