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RECYCLING & WASTE MANAGEMENT


ON THE ROAD TO


SUSTAINABLE WASTE SOLUTIONS


Environmental sustainability and analysis is vital for a company to survive and grow in the corporate world, according to Max Kanda, Director of Corporate Affairs of UK Waste Solutions (UKWSL).


What are the first few words that spring to mind when you hear the word ‘recycling’, in a business context? Green planet? Expensive? Long winded? Highly effective business strategy? If my presumption is right people mainly view the waste and recycling sector as purely being centred on protecting the environment and the inevitable extra work that comes with that.


However, having worked in the waste and recycling industry for over 15


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years I have seen a whole lot of change and development in the industry. Sometimes the main consensus is that recycling is purely there to save the world but I feel there is a lot more depth to recycling, one that can be vital to a corporate strategy.


Recently, Roadchef one of Britain’s leading motorway service area (MSA) operators, spent a considerable amount of time reviewing their processes and resources to highlight areas of development and


improvement in their business. Included in the review, waste management was seen as a vital area to remodel and innovate to become the most productive it could possibly be.


If Roadchef increases their recycling rates it not only benefits the environment it can also heavily impact on the costly process of depositing waste. Recycling waste productively and effectively is a phenomenal amount cheaper than


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