Biffa appoints leading packaging expert to develop sustainable solutions with businesses
Biffa, the UK’s leading sustainable waste management company, today announces the appointment of Roger Wright as its new Waste Strategy…
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Waste management is an important aspect of all businesses. Not only does commercial waste management have an impact on the environment, but it is also the responsibility of all businesses in the UK to abide by the government’s duty of care – ensuring that businesses dispose of waste in a responsible and proper manner.
This duty is imposed by the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (section 33). It is therefore important that all businesses have waste collected by a contracted and approved waste carrier. A breach of this duty of care can cost a business up to £20,000 in a single fine.
Our editorial team are dedicated to bringing you the latest business waste management news, cutting insights and commentary and best practice tips and advice.
Our articles cover all aspects of business, commercial and industrial waste varying from bar and restaurant waste management to hazardous waste, electrical waste and liquid waste removal. Below you will find a selection of all our current articles, however if you are looking for a specific topic, please look to the right of the page.
Is this the next big thing in recycling?
A visionary recycling technology is set to take the UK by storm as the country looks for new ways to…
Biffa goes digital to ensure commercial recycling efforts
Biffa, the UK’s leading sustainable waste management company, has launched a new service to provide virtual waste management audits for…
Wastewise wins new contracts worth over £7million
Leading recycling and waste management firm, Wastewise, expands with multiple major new contracts across Yorkshire, Greater Manchester and Lincolnshire. Operating out…
On-Street recycling launches for the first time in Edinburgh
The campaign, InTheLoop, run by environmental charity Hubbub and The City of Edinburgh Council, is a five month-trial, which will allow people passing through the city centre to recycle plastic bottles, cans and coffee cups on the street, for the first time. Bubble-blowing bins, colourful signage and an eye-catching art installation appeared in Edinburgh City Centre on Tuesday 22 October to educate residents and visitors on how to recycle while out and about. Edinburgh #InTheLoop is being supported by local partners including The City of Edinburgh Council, Changeworks, Waverley Mall, Essential Edinburgh BID and Scotwaste.
Treasure Your River! – Organisations urged to join largest ever collaboration to reduce litter along five major UK rivers
Treasure Your River! Organisations urged to join largest ever collaboration to reduce litter along five major UK rivers …
UK Cup Fund boosts recycling by 35 million paper cups per year
Environmental charity, Hubbub, today announces the first winners of The Cup Fund – the U.K.’s largest grant fund to bolster and scale paper cup recycling.
Anti-litter campaign set to sweep through Britain’s woodlands
Litter is a huge problem across the UK, with clean-ups costing councils £682m. But it’s not just towns and cities…
Can Tesla ever achieve zero emissions?
Tesla has been praised as the pioneer in the electric vehicle industry, but is the company doing its best to save the planet from carbon emissions?
The future of concrete jungles: the rise of vertical farming
The growing interest in vertical farming could herald the future of agriculture, by relieving the strain on our planet’s resources. We can’t farm the way we have been, purposely destroying an ecosystem for food production, but with urban farming, we can continue to feed the planet sustainably.