November 9th, 2012
Although the data is thin and somewhat contradictory, it looks as though there’s plenty of room for improvement in the recycling performance of smaller SMEs. But those who want to support increased recycling need to understand how the market-driven commercial waste collection sector works.
March 30th, 2012
by Claire Stonier and Peter Jones
If you work at home from time to time, is the waste you produce there domestic or commercial? How about if you manage you computer repair business from your spare room? Or if you run a child minding business in your house?
February 3rd, 2012
The experience of local authorities is that when you constrain the volume of waste that householders can set out – whether by banning side waste, reducing bin sizes, or cutting collection frequency – the effect is to reduce waste arisings. It is commonly assumed that much of this represents genuine waste prevention – householders cutting down what they throw away, perhaps through home composting, or just by using less. But how much is down to illegitimate commercial waste being diverted from the household stream?
December 28th, 2011
by Peter Jones
2011 saw commercial waste make an unlikely ascent of the policy agenda. In Wales and Scotland, its prominence can be traced to their challenging recycling targets, which can only be achieved if performance in all waste sectors is improved. But for England, the motivation and the proposed measures are a little different.
December 9th, 2011
by Antony Quinn
Food waste – is it the final piece of the waste hierarchy puzzle? I worked in the waste industry for a number of years and that the main material going to landfill unnecessarily was food – but I couldn’t see a profitable way to avoid it.
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