Commercial waste

Are you throwing away profit? The cost of waste affects every business regardless of its size. UK businesses produce 75 million tonnes of waste each year, over half of which is sent to landfill. With increasing landfill costs businesses need to rethink their waste disposal options.

We recognise the growing importance in tackling this issue and firmly believe in the benefits of integrated waste management strategies. To find out how you can make financial savings through waste reduction, reuse and recycling request our Commercial Waste Reduction Pack.

Guide to dealing with trade waste (pdf format, 788Kb)

Register for free with the new Envirowise Rethink Waste initiative for ideas on reducing the cost of waste for your business.

Reduce 

Actions you can take to help reduce the amount of waste your business produces.

Re-use for business

Why not think of your waste as a resource? Information and tools to help you investigate the opportunities for re-use.   

Recycle

How and where to recycle your commercial waste.

Commercial waste reduction pack

Download the pack or request a hard copy for advice on how to make financial savings through waste reduction, reuse and recycling.

Your legal responsibility

How to make sure that your business waste is disposed of properly.

Who can help

Links to organisations who can help you to reduce your business waste production.

Disposal of commercial waste

Where you can dispose of your business waste.

BREW (Business Resource Efficiency and Waste) Centre

The BREW Centre for Local Authorities aims to help businesses become more profitable and resource efficient. It is a consortium involving Oxfordshire County Council, the National Industrial Symbiosis Programme and the Local Government Association. It is a pilot project funded through DEFRA’s Business Resource Efficiency and Waste programme.

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