CORONAVIRUS
For me, one of most important things which has happened recently is the Environmental Services Association’s (ESA) pushing for ‘key worker status’ for staff within the recycling and waste sector."
– the food waste sector is as busy as ever, with predictions from distributors that they will continue to increase capacity, to counter panic-buying.
However, we are on hand and ready to take on this additional requirement, in order to keep the supply chain running effectively.
Moving forward, I think short term we’ll continue to see an increase in demand – especially from the food and drink sector. People are, in the most-part, staying at home and that – coupled with the increase in the stockpiling of products – means a huge increase in food, drink and packaging waste.
The situation is ever-evolving and keeping our employees and their families safe is paramount.
What are your thoughts on the support offered to businesses by the Government? The devil is in the detail, so it really depends on how easy the solution is to implement. I’m sure the fund to cover up to 80% of workers’ wages will be an appreciated back-up plan for many
businesses, but the process of accessing the funds easily – by those who need it most – must be quick and simple.
MARCUS BREW MD at UNTHA UK,
How has the pandemic affected demand for you in the short term? The good news is that we’re still here. It’s a challenging and difficult time for organisations at the moment, so it’s a positive thing that we’re continuing to operate business as usual.
In terms of immediate impact on the way we work, luckily we’ve invested heavily in our IT systems over the years – which has massively helped the transition to working from home. That, and it’s also helping to maintain a sense of camaraderie across the UNTHA UK team. Of course, when we invested in upgrading the firm’s
technology, we never thought it would be for an event such as this, but it’s our ‘fail to prepare, prepare to fail’ mantra which is now enabling us to work effectively – preserving our high level of customer service from multiple locations.
Are you pleased with the way the industry has been recognised by the Government? For me, one of most important things which has happened recently is the Environmental Services Association’s (ESA) pushing for ‘key worker status’ for staff within the recycling and waste sector.
I hope to see an expansion of those key worker rules for companies in manufacturing and the supply chain, as without support from these organisations, the waste and recycling industry will cease to operate. It’s vital that the Government gets behind these people too, to help them
maintain an effective balance between their work and personal lives.
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