As you may know, the rules and regulations regarding waste produced by your business are changing. Much of it can be reused or recycled, and capturing this resource is to be a priority for Hampshire’s waste management in the future.

In order to plan for these changes, information is needed on the waste produced by small and medium-sized businesses. This will help to identify the processing facilities required and where they should be sited. In addition, it will show what new services are needed to make it easy for your business to comply with environmental regulations. For example, would a weekly or on demand collection service be preferable and what kind of materials are likely to be collected.

Waste from Small and Medium-sized businesses can be costly in terms of time, money and harm to the environment. Businesses typically dump between 4 and 10% of turnover straight into the bin - can YOU afford to throw away this amount of profit?

By Reducing, Reusing and Recycling your wastes you are helping to turn them back into resources, but do you know what is in your bin and what the options for your resources could be?