While green procurement can help reduce waste, some is inevitable. As businesses have a ‘Duty of Care’ to dispose responsibly of waste it is sensible to reduce, reuse, recycle and dispose responsibly. Wealden can help advise businesses on how to comply with legislation on waste disposal, for more details see below.
What businesses can do
Being more efficient will reduce costs and minimise waste (external link)
Wealden offered business recycling collections for glass, cans and newspapers and magazines. Call 01323 443404
Legislation covers business waste disposal. Businesses have a ‘Duty of care’ to take all reasonable steps to keep their waste safe and to dispose of waste correctly and responsibly. For further informationrelating to commercial refuse collections from Wealden District Council call 01323 443437.
Look at current procurement and consider where environmental costs can be reduced. Buying in bulk will reduce the amount of packing used and often work out more cost effective. Avoiding products that are badly packaged will cut down on waste disposal costs.
To see how waste can be minimised and other environmental costs can be lowered. Contact betre on 01273 245654 or e-mail help@ecosys.org.uk
Examples of what Wealden is doing
Wealden currently can collect glass (separated by colour), cans, and newspapers and magazines. Call us on 01323 443404
Our green purchasing guide aims to help reduce waste by ensuring sustainability is considered by Council members and employees when purchasing. This includes making eco-friendly purchases, looking at durability and the life of products, and encouraging suppliers to use less packaging.
Council Officers are provided with paper recycling bins rather than standard rubbish bins. A reduced number of communal rubbish bins are available in the offices to discourage waste.