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RECYCLING & WASTE MANAGEMENT


FLEXI-COLLECTION NOT A WASTE OF TIME


Bradley Smith, Sales and Marketing Director at Grundon Waste Management, explains why FMs have a tough when it comes to waste legislation.


For the majority of facilities managers, one of the biggest challenges is that of compliance - making sure they stay on top of the various rules and regulations that come under their remit.


Waste management can be a particularly demanding area, where strict Environment Agency (EA) guidelines govern the disposal of different types of waste in different ways.


For example, in a commercial environment, many everyday items such as cleaning chemicals, batteries and paint tins fall into the hazardous waste category - even seemingly simple items such as oily rags or aerosols - are governed by separate legislation.


Those companies which fail to get it right can be fined for non- compliance by the EA and it is usually the facilities manager who takes responsibility.


All too often, waste management services are split between different suppliers, so paper and cardboard may be collected by one company, hazardous waste by a “specialist” organisation, and general commercial waste by yet another.


There is a smarter solution, and one that can save the busy FM both time and money.


Streamlining waste collection services under one roof with a reputable waste management company means businesses can be sure they are completely conversant


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with all the necessary legislation and compliance issues, helping avoid both the financial or reputational risk of getting it wrong.


Having a dedicated company working alongside an FM makes a powerful partnership - with the waste management supplier providing advice, information and education to help raise the profile of waste and recycling throughout an organisation.


At Grundon, our contract management teams work closely with customers, organising events and awareness programmes that ensure employees understand the do’s and don’ts of recycling.


Streamlining collections can reduce paperwork, cut down on the number of vehicle movements, and allowing a single point of contact for all waste management needs.


It also gives customers much more flexibility over the regularity and timing of collections, ensuring their waste is collected when it suits them, not the supplier.


And, when it comes to budgeting time, dealing with one company makes it much easier to gather audit trails and statistics to demonstrate both financial and environmental savings, for example by diverting waste away from landfill and into Energy from Waste facilities.


The partnership approach also ensures that customers can take advantage of innovative new solutions, such as the recently introduced food waste collection service, which


CASE STUDY After reviewing its waste


management activities, Syngenta decided to streamline operations at its International Research Centre at Jealott’s Hill near Bracknell, in Berkshire, bringing them all together under one roof with Grundon Waste Management.


It is the company’s largest site for new agrochemical research and development and product support and employing nearly 800 scientists and support staff.


Taking a more integrated approach has proved both more effective and efficient, helping the company towards its goal of reducing waste to landfill, improving recycling and recovery, and saving money.


As a result, statistics show that between 2008 and 2013, Syngenta reduced its waste disposal spend by 30% and increased its recycling rate from 12% to an average of 62%.


A spokesperson for the company said: “Grundon enabled us to bring everything together into what is effectively a ‘one stop shop’, it has meant the waste can be managed and controlled by just one or two people on site.”


delivers segregated food waste to anaerobic digestion facilities, where it is used to generate renewable energy and create bio-fertiliser.


For those FMs who are keen to take a positive approach to waste management, the answer is in their hands.


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