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Title: Business waste and recycling


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Business waste and recycling
  • Anne Green-Wilkinson
  • Hampshire County Council

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Improving the HWRC service for householders in
Hampshire
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Trade waste controls
  • HWRCs are not licensed to accept trade waste
  • Costs Council tax payers over 1M per year
  • Since 14 February, restricted access for vans and
    commercial vehicles
  • Residents who have only a commercial vehicle can
    apply for a permit, allowing 12 visits

4
Alternative recycling or disposal options
  • Leaflet with site map and list
  • Online waste directories
  • Some District Councils
  • Re-use

5
Environment Agency NetRegs www.wastedirectory.org.
uk
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Project Integra waste directory
www.integra.org.uk/wastedirectory/materials.html
  • Lists local companies in or near Hampshire
  • Searchable by materials and company

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District Councils
  • May offer a waste and/or recycling collection
  • Not obliged to
  • Chargeable
  • Some council websites list recycling companies in
    the area

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Reduce and re-use
  • Construction sites
  • Office paper
  • Redeploy or recycle old IT equipment
  • Redeploy or recycle surplus furniture
  • National Industrial Symbiosis Programme
  • Waste exchange organisations
  • Charities collect mobile phones, printer
    cartridges, stamps
  • Return ink/toner cartridges to supplier

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What do you want?
  • Collection trial for offices in Hart and Rushmoor
    for SMEs with between 2 and 20 people.
  • 8 signed up out of 700 approached
  • How can we encourage businesses to recycle?
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