Waste management in the Care Sector

Previous Situation:

• All waste was mixed in black bags
• Only cardboard segregated for recycling
• 90% of waste to landfill
• High spend, over £3500 p.a.
• Health and safety concerns with heavy bins due to food waste

 

 

Circom Solution: New Recycling Programme

 

 

 

• Site audit to examine recycling opportunities, and cost reduction 
• Communication programme, identifying waste types for segregation
• Cardboard, Plastics, paper, tins, all put into the Mixed Recycling bins
• Recycle food waste and low cost by reducing the weight of your general waste

 

Benefits for your Care Home for Recycling

• 100% avoidance of waste from landfill
• Meets environmental legislative requirements
• Recycling 10 tonnes of food waste per year, which produces enough biogas fuel to power the kitchen for 100 hours!
• Reliable waste collections
• H&S concerns relating to heavy bins resolved

 

Comparing Financial and Environmental Benefits