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Carbon Reduction for Business
Waste Sustainability
Move beyond simple waste disposal and let us support you in your waste minimisation plan.
The Waste Hierarchy
The waste hierarchy helps you consider your waste outputs at each stage of its journey. The best option and starting point is the prevention of waste in the first place. This is followed by the re-use of items, then recycling, then recovery (such as incineration) and finally disposal.
The Waste Hierarchy legally applies to all businesses and organisations that produce waste according to Government guidelines. Any organisation that produces waste is affected and must consider the hierarchy when choosing a waste management option for their waste.
All waste transfer notes from your collector includes a declaration saying that the waste hierarchy has been applied to the waste in line with the waste duty of care.
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol categorises GHG emissions into three ‘scopes’. Businesses are responsible for analysing and improving their emissions.
Scope 1 covers direct emissions from your owned or controlled sources such as fuel in your vehicles.
Scope 2 covers indirect emissions from the purchase and use of electricity, steam, heating and cooling. By using the energy, an organisation is indirectly responsible for the release of these GHG emissions.
Scope 3 includes all other indirect emissions that occur in the upstream and downstream activities of your business. Scope 3 includes your waste and recycling activities.
How Can I get some advice?
There is a huge amount of information out there regarding emissions, waste, sustainability and carbon reduction.
We are passionate about helping our customers achieve a more sustainable position with their waste.
If you are looking for advice on how to be more sustainable; how to reduce your waste costs and how to account for your carbon - talk to us. We are experts in waste sustainability and can guide you to the best option for your business. We also regularly work with Calmeus on low cost carbon audits and carbon action plans for business.