Getting savings from waste management
Producing revenue with your waste
Large production and manufacturing companies can produce a lot of waste which can lead to a high cost for disposal which can have a negative impact to the margins trying to be achieved on what product is being produced.
The management of this waste, and more prominent, the cost in the handling and disposal of this waste is normally controlled by the Waste Management Company you engage with to do this on your behalf.
This blog will be covering the understanding of what the Waste Management Company should be providing as they are the experts in the industry and guiding you through the changes within the industry which can lead to increased recycling rates and more importantly lowers costs for your business.
Large production and manufacturing companies can produce a large volume and or tonnage of waste from their business, such as cardboard, wood, plastics, food, glass, metals, hazardous waste, green-waste and general waste, this list can be endless on the waste stream produced.
The materials being produced as a waste product can be either a cost for disposal to the business or an income to the business, how would any business know which material would be a cost or revenue.
Waste Management Companies who you engage with should be advising businesses of what they produce and if it is a cost or revenue for disposal. Waste lines produced today can fall into the commodities market, such as cardboard and metals, these commodities can give the business a very welcome revenue stream but this can be effected by the world commodity market, cardboard prices in recent times have gone from a revenue of around £140 per tonne down to a negative value due to the supply and demand in the world for cardboard.
Baled Cardboard
Landfill enormously reduced
The waste industry over the last 15-20 years has and is going through change and change for the better for both businesses and the environment. Landfill of waste today is enormously reduced, the technology in the industry has allowed for more materials to be segregated and then 100% recycled, especially in the plastics market where various grades of plastic can be removed from a co-mingled waste stream and then fetch a very good commodity price to be sold on. Waste wood is banned from landfill, it has now become a fuel to produce electricity to be put back into the grid for our own and businesses consumption, wood is fast becoming a commodity, and the high prices businesses were and or are paying for disposal should be drastically reviewed by the Waste Management Company servicing your business.
Waste wood, turning into a commodity
Becoming a commodity
General Waste produced by both businesses and households will, in the next few years, become a commodity as fuel to the incineration business, the cost of disposal must surely come down as more and more plants are built, as they need to be, which then creates a demand for this waste.
The question to be asked is, “Are the Waste Management Company you are engaging with giving you the service, advice and change of service to reflect the changes in the industry “ or “are they simply supplying a waste collection service” ?
Get the right advice for your business
We work across all of Kent helping businesses with their total waste arisings.
Waste Management for your business, are you receiving the correct advice from the company supplying the service or are you just a number on their client list giving them profit from your waste.
Waste is fast becoming a commodity, metals, plastics, glass, paper and cardboard can be a positive income to your business, or a very small charge.
Waste Management companies are supposed to be the experts in their field, NOT YOU, engage with us today to ensure you are receiving the correct service costs or revenue for the waste streams you produce.
We have over 35 year’s experience in the industry and love helping their clients to increase recycling rates save money and ensure they do the right thing by the environment. To see more about our waste services here or call us on 0203 146 0722