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WasteSURE is Proud to Present Imogen Page

Our main goal here at WasteSURE is to provide the very best service to our clients. This incorporates ensuring that they are fulfilling their duty of care, getting the best value for their money and ending each day happy that their problematic waste needs have been resolved. And that is why we are so proud to present the latest addition to our fast-growing team, Imogen Page.

IMOGEN CAN'T WAIT TO GET STARTED

Imogen has extensive experience in the waste management industry and is quite simply a force of nature when it comes to arranging all the logistics for any project. Her creative approach to waste management, combined with her knowledge of the industry makes her an invaluable asset to both her clients and to us here at WasteSURE.

As the WasteSURE brand progresses and we start making real positive changes to the way waste management can be achieved, Imogen is already bringing new ideas to the table and making our clients happy.

Imogen said:

“I’m so pleased to be here right at the start of the business and able to offer up my own ideas for our progression. It is such an exciting opportunity to change the waste management industry for the better and I can’t wait to get started.”

GETTING TO KNOW IMOGEN

As Imogen is likely to be the first port of call for the majority of our clients, we think it is important for you to get to know her really well (not that you’ll have a choice once she gets you chatting!)

Mark Dunne, Managing Director based in the Bury Office said:

"The moment we found out Imogen was available we had to move quickly. We are incredibly excited to work with her. Anyone in the industry who knows Imo' will understand why we are incredibly excited to have her on board. Imogens track record and knowledge of the waste game will strengthen our customer focussed team.

One word to describe Imogen Page; RETENTION."

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What Are the Options for Disposing of Waste?

When you get rid of your waste, how much time do you really spend thinking about what will happen to it? Probably very little, if you think about it at all. And yet, if we want to help our environment and manage our resources properly, we really need to think more carefully about what we do with our waste products. 

For households, this is mostly about separating your waste into the correct bins and then letting the council deal with your waste from there. However, for businesses there is a further incentive to deal with waste correctly. Landfill tax has now made it more expensive to send your waste directly to landfill and it is much cheaper to act responsibly. 

So, here are your options...

REUSING

It is really obvious that some things can be reused. For example, if you have an old chair that is still in good condition, you should choose a charity shop over a tip. Or, you might be able to sell it online to someone who will be able to restore it and sell it on themselves.

However, there are a few less obvious waste items that can be reused too.

A good example might be waste paper produced by a paper mill. Though it might look completely useless, this waste product may actually be sold to a farmer looking for material to spread over the land to neutralise the soil. There are lots of examples like this so if you want to find a new way of dealing with your waste, you should start thinking about who it could value and where it might be used.

RECYCLING

Though it takes more energy to recycle than it does to simply reuse, recycling is a good method for resource management because it means that materials may be used more than once. The other advantage is that many materials like glass and paper can be recycled more than once. 

Unfortunately, while the British population are all keen recyclers, we are not very good at recycling on the whole as most plastics are not recycled at all. This is often due to confusion about which plastics can be recycled and which can’t. It also often depends on the area you live in as to which plastics you can recycle. 

There is clearly more work to be done, but keep recycling in the meantime! 

ENERGY RECLAMATION

If you can’t reuse or recycle a waste product, the next best thing you can do is use it for energy reclamation. This is a very simple process in which the waste is burned in a large cement kiln to create steam which in turn creates electricity. Some countries like Sweden are so reliant on this method that they are now importing waste to burn. Again, this method has its own problems but it is still much more efficient than landfill. 

LANDFILL

Landfill should always be seen as a last resort for your waste but all too often, businesses treat landfill as an easy - if expensive - choice. The main problem is that once a waste product is in landfill, it is now impossible to make further use of it and eventually the land will fill up with waste beyond its true capacity. 

There are already measures in place to discourage the use of landfill and many people and businesses are finding new ways to manage their waste. But there is still a long way to go before we truly get to grips with resource management in tandem with waste management.

At WasteSURE, we firmly believe that there is a better way to deal with waste which is why we always focus on other methods first. You can read more about the problems with landfill in our guide: Everything You Should Know About Landfill

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Duty of Care: How to deal with your waste legally

Our priority is giving you the chance to comply with your duty of care by taking all the management issues on for you. We will ensure that your duty of care is carried down the chain and that you will never be at risk of failing to comply. You can be sure about your waste with Waste Sure. Whether you are a small business or a national corporation, you have a legal obligation to comply with duty of care regulations. This means that you are fully responsible for disposing of your waste in the correct way.  

Even if you think that your waste is hardly worth worrying about, it all adds up and, given the number of small businesses there are, it is important that everyone does their bit to protect our environment. You can help by ensuring that you set a good example for businesses around you and understanding exactly what your duty of care is.

Estimates suggest that 90% of the organisations breaking the law are small businesses who simply don’t know how to fulfil their duty of care. Unfortunately, not knowing the law is not an excuse for failing to comply so now is the time to educate yourself and find out exactly what you should be doing.

WHAT IS MY DUTY OF CARE?

Your duty of care is outlined in detail in Section 34 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990

The basics you need to know are:

Anyone who produces, imports, carries, keeps, treats or disposes of waste must ensure that the waste is properly processed in accordance to the law

You must ensure that if you transfer the waste to another person that they are authorized to take the waste from you and that their vehicle is authorized too

If you fail to comply with your duty of care, your business could be presented with an uncapped fine and you may be held personally liable too. This means that you could also be fined and in some extreme cases prison sentences have been imposed.

WHO DOES THE DUTY OF CARE APPLY TO?

The waste duty of care can be applied to any waste holder. This includes:

Waste producer

Waste carrier

Waste dealer

Waste broker

Waste manager

It can also be applied to householders though, in the majority of circumstances, a householder’s waste is taken care of by the local council. Essentially, this means that if you have an old washing machine to get rid of, you will call the council for a collection rather than dump in down a quiet lane.

It is important to know who the duty of care applies to because it is your responsibility to ensure that the waste is properly managed throughout the entire chain. This means that if you produce waste, you need to be sure that the waste carrier who takes the waste away and the waste manager who disposes of the waste are also complying with their duty of care. 

EXAMPLE

You have a factory that produces waste paper mill sludge. You need to dispose of the paper mill sludge safely and in accordance with your duty of care. You are the waste producer.

You call a waste dealer who wants to buy your paper mill sludge and sell it for landspreading. They agree to buy from you and you arrange for a waste broker to send someone to collect the waste.

A waste carrier arrives and loads the paper mill sludge onto their truck. 

The waste carrier then takes the waste directly to a farmer who wants to spread the paper mill sludge on his land. The farmer becomes a waste manager as he spreads the paper mill sludge on his land, thus disposing of the waste.

In this scenario, you need to ensure that everyone in the chain is handling the waste properly in accordance with their duty of care. Even though the waste dealer never actually sees the paper mill sludge, they too have a duty of care going down the line to the farmer.   

WHY IS THE DUTY OF CARE IMPORTANT?

Aside from avoiding fines, complying with your duty of care is important for protecting the environment as well as more energy efficient. Plus, if you have a waste product that could be recycled or reused by someone else, you could make a small profit on it by complying with your duty of care. 

As in the example above, the paper mill complied fully with their duty of care and in doing so, they benefited from a small profit and the farmer benefitted from the waste which he used on his land. The environment also benefited because the waste was used to improve the land fertility rather than dumped in landfill or burned for energy reclamation. 

The more everyone can do to make sure that their duty of care is complied with along the chain and that the best practises are always followed, the better our environment will be and the more everyone will benefit.

RIGHT WASTE, RIGHT PLACE

As so many people are unaware of what their duty of care is, and 50% of SMEs do not understand what their responsibilities are, the Right Waste, Right Place campaign has been set up to deal with some of the misunderstandings. 

Dealing with your waste properly and efficiently doesn’t have to cost you any more. In fact, disposing of your waste correctly is likely to be much cheaper for your business as well as the environment. 

Right Waste, Right Place is a great website for all kinds of sources explaining the duty of care in more depth and answering specific queries, but you can also contact us at Waste Sure and we will be more than happy to help you with your own needs.

HOW CAN WASTE SURE HELP?

We have plenty of experience in ensuring that large and small companies follow their duty of care to the letter and can offer a variety of smart ways to dispose of your waste in the best possible way. We will look for areas where your waste could be reused or recycled for a fraction of the cost of landfill and can also advise on the best way of dealing with any hazardous waste you may have. 

Our priority is giving you the chance to comply with your duty of care by taking all the management issues on for you. We will ensure that your duty of care is carried down the chain and that you will never be at risk of failing to comply. 

You can be sure about your waste with WasteSURE.