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Guidance for
Transport and Storage
Step 4

Setting up recycling for your Transport and Storage business

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If you’ve carried out a waste audit and used the business waste calculator, you should now have a better understanding of the types of waste your workplace generates and options to recycle more. You’ve hopefully also created a Waste Action Plan, and now it’s time to put it into action! In this step, we’ll look at how to:  

  • Choose the right containers and storage for your waste and recycling 

  • Find the right recycling service provider  

  • Encourage your staff to get involved 

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  • Containers for your transport and storage waste and recycling

    Providing the right bins and containers for your waste and recycling, and storing them in the right location, is essential for helping your staff, customers and visitors separate waste more effectively and increase the amount your business recycles.

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  • Where to store the waste from your Transport and Storage business

    It’s easiest to separate from general waste at the point where it’s produced.

  • How to choose a recycling service for the Transport and Storage sector

    With your bins and storage ready to go, and an idea of how many collections you’ll need each week, month and year, the next step is to find a service provider to collect your recycling on a regular basis. This next section details the type of procurement process you could follow to choose a new provider.

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  • ​​Recycling service procurement tips for large transport or storage organisations

    Whatever the size of your organisation, it’s important to have the service delivered by a company with the right kind of experience. However, larger organisations with multiple sites and complex operational arrangements have more intensive waste disposal and recycling requirements, making it even more critical that the provider has the capacity and skills to provide the service you want. 

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  • Communicating with staff in the Transport and Storage sector

    Internal communication is an important part of making recycling a success in your workplace. If you completed a waste action plan in Step 2, you’ll find this a useful starting point when it comes to communicating your recycling plans with staff.

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