Green at source
February 1st 2010 Increases in landfill tax mean
many workplaces can make
major cost savings by
introducing new recycling
procedures, according to
workplace equipment provider
Slingsby.
Landfill tax increased by
25% last year, meaning
commercial organisations now
pay £40 per tonne of waste.
The charge is set to increase to
£48 per tonne in 2010 and
continue rising by £8 per year
until April 2013.
"Regardless of size,
organisations that fail to
recycle are being penalised
financially by the government.
Charges now have a direct
impact on bottom-lines," says
Lee Wright, marketing director
of Slingsby."As a result,we're
seeing increasing numbers of
organisations introducing 'at
source recycling'programmes.
They are simple to put in place
and mean that waste is sorted
before it leaves the premises.
"It is likely that legislation
will be introduced that makes
these types of schemes a legal
requirement in the same way
that there are laws governing
hazardous waste.
"Reducing the amount of
waste that is sent to landfill
sites also has a positive
environmental impact as it
reduces the amount of
methane and other gas
emissions that the sites emit."
Slingsby supplies a range of
'recycling stations'. Please
contact the company for
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