New regulations will soon require your business to separate from your general waste, and in this guide we’ll explain what to do to prepare before the 31 March 2025 deadline for businesses with 10 or more full time equivalents or the 31 March 2027 deadline for all businesses.
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‘Waste’ means any substance or object to be discarded. This includes household materials for disposal (rubbish, in other words!) and recycling. New regulations mean that similar materials produced by businesses now need to be separated for recycling. If you use part of your home to run your business, any waste from that part of it also counts as business waste.
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The Waste Hierarchy
Preventing waste in the first place is always the best option.
1 min readViewThe benefits of recycling
As a business, you’re considered to have a ‘Duty of Care’ to ensure that the waste your business generates is produced, stored, transported and disposed of without harming the environment.
3 min readViewHow to comply with the new business recycling legislation
Having looked at the business case for recycling, it’s time to delve into the details of what the new legislation means for your business. Businesses and relevant non-domestic premises will need to separate dry recycling (except plastic film) and food waste for recycling by 31 March 2025. If you’re a smaller business, with fewer than 10 full-time equivalent employees, you’ve got until 31 March 2027, but it’s a good idea to take the opportunity to comply early – one less thing to worry about!
2 min readViewChecklist: what your business needs to do to comply
What your business needs to do to comply:
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