Green at source

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 details.