Our essential guide to show you how to correctly segregate and manage your rubbish
Do you ever say to yourself “I have no idea which bin this rubbish goes in”? With our essential ‘What waste goes where?’ guide, you’ll be an instant expert at sorting your rubbish the right way.
Our infographic is ideal for those who want more clarity on what is recyclable and where to throw this away. The guide is a downloadable PDF, making it ideal to send to employees or even to print out and put up around your workplace to remind people where different types of waste go. In its electronic format, you can click on the various waste types and that will take you to services that deal with those forms of waste.
Whichever way you use it, by sticking to this guide you will be disposing of your waste in the most environmentally friendly way possible – without causing any contamination of recyclable materials.
What are the benefits of using the guide to segregate your waste
- Cost-saving – The more you recycle, the more money you save. By properly segregating your rubbish into different bins and bags your costs for collections will go down as you are in need of less general waste collections.
- Environmentally friendly – You will be saving the environment. Properly segregated recycling allows the City Council to recycle as much as possible into new materials and products.
- Sustainable – You will produce far less carbon dioxide and contribute to the important sustainability agenda. See the table below to see how much carbon you can save by recycling efficiently.
| Services used | Tonnes of CO2 you save when using WCC (for 10 bags per day) |
| No recycling (general waste collection only) | 66.15 tonnes |
| Mixed recycling | 101.19 tonnes |
| All recycling services | 284.11 tonnes |
You can use our carbon calculator to see how much CO2 your waste is currently creating, and how much you could save by using our services
Why we created the guide
We created this guide so that people have a visual representation of which bin, or bag, to put their waste in. Putting your waste in the correct place allows us to recycle your materials much more effectively as there is no contamination of recyclable materials. Contamination can cause whole truckloads of recycling to be rejected since they cannot be recycled. This means it will have to be disposed of as general waste. A common reason for the contamination of recycling is the confusion around material types and appropriately labelled recycling and rubbish bins.
Download the guide
Now that you’ve seen all of the benefits that this guide can provide, it’s time to start the download. Then you can really make a difference to our environment and start saving money.
Westminster City Council Commercial Waste Services: Posters and Bin Stickers
You may also be interested in our downloadable posters that can be displayed at work near rubbish and recycling bins – just follow this link. You can also order stickers via this link to attach to your bins to show at ‘point-of-use’ what rubbish can be placed in each bin.
