Trade waste recycling collections double as local authorities respond to business demand , The Association for Organics Recycling
Release Date: 2010-09-01
The number of local authorities in England providing a trade recycling service for small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) has nearly doubled in the last three years, according to a recent survey by WRAP.Some 43 per cent of local authorities now offer a trade recycling service compared to 23 per cent in 2007 - reflecting increased demand from businesses to dispose of their waste responsibly, and recycle at work as they can at home.
The percentage of local authorities offering a residual trade waste service has also increased from 56 per cent to 65 per cent in the last three years, while there has been a 6 per cent increase in the number providing resource efficiency advice to businesses (from 51 per cent to 57 per cent) in the last year.
The number of authorities providing residual waste services, but not recycling services, is reducing. However, 37 per cent of local authorities that provide residual trade waste collections still do not provide a recycling service.
Phillip Ward, Director of Local Government Services at WRAP said: "Recycling at home is now a way of life and people quite rightly expect to be able to continue this practice in the workplace and elsewhere. It is very encouraging to see that more local authorities are introducing recycling services to help businesses avoid sending all their waste to landfill. This increase in recycling services reflects the support authorities provide for their local businesses, by providing services that meet their needs and help them reduce landfill costs.
There remains a gap between the percentage of authorities providing residual waste services and those providing recycling services as well and there are clearly opportunities to close this gap."
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| Company: | The Association for Organics Recycling |
| Country: | United Kingdom |