Westminster City Council Commercial Waste Services: News

Mar 3, 2022

Spring cleaning your premises: how to properly clear out and declutter your office space

There is a reason spring is the ideal season to consider clearing out your workspace: the weather is improving, the air feels fresher, and there is a sense of change that can inspire people to action. For busy organisations, however, juggling cleaning and decluttering projects with a variety of other daily tasks can sometimes be […]

waste electrical and electronic appliances

Feb 4, 2022

The recycling journey of large electrical appliances

The amount of waste electrical and electronic appliances (WEEE) produced globally is rising three times faster than the world’s population. It contains a lot of valuable and scarce materials such as copper, gold, platinum and other precious metals which are estimated to be worth around £7.9 billion. WEEE is also one of the waste streams […]

Jan 29, 2022

Thank you for recycling in December 2021

wasteDecember is always a peak month for recycling in Westminster, and the 2021 season was no exception. Here are a few key insights into how much Commercial Waste Services (CWS) recycled and how it affected both our city and the environment: Facts and figures from December 2021: We recycled enough paper and cardboard to save […]

Jan 15, 2022

2021 in review: our biggest achievements

For many of us, 2021 came with both major challenges and huge successes. Westminster City Council Commercial Waste Services is proud to look back on its achievements this past year. January We started the year by supporting businesses during the heart of lockdown with continued regular street cleaning, rubbish and recycling collection. Our team clears […]

Dec 21, 2021

Westminster City Council and Veolia are recognised for Partnership Excellence at the National Recycling Awards 2021

We are excited to announce that Westminster City Council, alongside partner Veolia, have won MRW’s The National Recycling Forum National Recycling 2021 Partnership Excellence Award – Public/Private sector. Recognised for Westminster City Council and Veolia’s campaign to safely reopen the West End Westminster City Council and our partner Veolia have won the Partnership Excellence Award […]

Dec 16, 2021

How to handle food waste over the festive season

Managing food waste during the festive season is easier than ever with Westminster City Council. Whether you are managing a culinary or hospitality business year-round, or you’re only looking to cater for festive events on your premises, the Christmas period usually leads to larger orders — and more waste. This is especially true this year, […]

Dec 12, 2021

New year’s resolution: open a new business in Westminster

New year’s resolution: open a new business in Westminster A Happy New Year to all our customers and best wishes for all that you have planned for 2022. If part of those plans involves starting a brand new business in Westminster or moving your existing organisation to the Westminster area then we extend a warm […]

Dec 9, 2021

Westminster City Council Wins Public Sector Commercial Fleet of the Year Award at the 2021 GREENFLEET Awards

We are proud to announce that Westminster City Council, in partnership with Veolia, have won the Public Sector Commercial Fleet of the Year Award at the 2021 GREENFLEET Awards. The ceremony, held on 1st December 2021 at the British Motor Museum in Warwick, formally recognised Westminster City Council for our new electrified waste collection vehicles. […]

Nov 25, 2021

How to handle business waste management over the festive period

December is traditionally a month of festivities, enjoying the good things in life, observance and celebration. Unfortunately, this can easily result in extra waste produced from all that has been consumed, bought and used. Every Christmas Westminster businesses throw away no less than 6800 trees worth of cardboard containing shop deliveries alone. The extra general […]

Nov 18, 2021

Creating less waste for the European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) 20-28th November

As the world population grows, more and more resources are used to produce new products which are then consumed and thrown away after use. We are all aware that the waste generated by our massive consumption is a huge problem, one that requires immediate action from us all to undo the damage being caused to […]