Business waste and recycling

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Business waste and recycling

• Anne Green-Wilkinson
• Hampshire County Council

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Improving the HWRC service for householders in
Hampshire
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Trade waste controls

• HWRCs are not licensed to accept trade waste
• Costs Council tax payers over 1M per year
• Since 14 February, restricted access for vans and
  commercial vehicles
• Residents who have only a commercial vehicle can
  apply for a permit, allowing 12 visits

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Alternative recycling or disposal options

• Leaflet with site map and list
• Online waste directories
• Some District Councils
• Re-use

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Environment Agency NetRegs www.wastedirectory.org.
uk
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Project Integra waste directory
www.integra.org.uk/wastedirectory/materials.html

• Lists local companies in or near Hampshire
• Searchable by materials and company

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District Councils

• May offer a waste and/or recycling collection
• Not obliged to
• Chargeable
• Some council websites list recycling companies in
  the area

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Reduce and re-use

• Construction sites
• Office paper
• Redeploy or recycle old IT equipment
• Redeploy or recycle surplus furniture
• National Industrial Symbiosis Programme
• Waste exchange organisations
• Charities collect mobile phones, printer
  cartridges, stamps
• Return ink/toner cartridges to supplier

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What do you want?

• Collection trial for offices in Hart and Rushmoor
  for SMEs with between 2 and 20 people.
• 8 signed up out of 700 approached
• How can we encourage businesses to recycle?