Westminster City Council Commercial Waste Services: News

Mar 4, 2016

Recycling in London – benefits for your business

Recycling in London has become an increasingly easy and cost-effective process over the years.

Feb 29, 2016

Recycling in London Energy Recovery vs. Materials Recovery

Here at Westminster City Council’s Commercial Waste Service, one of our key values is not sending any rubbish to landfill. To achieve this, we’ve used a number of innovative ways to maximise recycling in London. Waste is processed through several channels, including our Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) and our Materials Recovery Facility (MRF). Here’s a […]

Feb 8, 2016

Decluttering at work – 8 quick tips to help

Decluttering is all the rage at the moment and there are TV programmes galore telling us how to get rid of waste and reduce the amount we hoard. They do all seem to be about tackling clutter at home though. So, if you are decluttering at work, we can help in part with our 8 quick tips […]

Dec 15, 2015

Waste management for offices in Westminster

Westminster’s businesses are the UK’s economic powerhouse contributing £46.14bn, or 3% of the UK’s GVA, every year which is more than the City of London. Many leading global organisations, including 29 of the Global 500 companies, have their head offices in Westminster representing pharmaceuticals, publishers, energy, mining, transport, manufacturing and many other industry sectors. Financial […]

Nov 24, 2015

What NOT to put in the business waste? The dangerous and downright odd!

There always comes that moment when you look at the item in your hand and ask “can I put this in the business waste?” With the expansion of waste types collected and recycling, the answer is usually “yes – as long as it processed in the right way.” But there is a small list of […]

Nov 2, 2015

Commercial waste disposal across London

Visualising Westminster City Council’s daily waste collection activity If you catch sight today of one of Westminster City Council’s fleet of commercial waste collection trucks, spare a thought for its busy day covering miles of London streets. You would probably be amazed if you knew quite what distance and area each truck covers. It prompted us to […]

Oct 21, 2015

Waste management for Westminster's retail sector

Westminster’s shopping streets are visited by literally millions of shoppers each year – from home and abroad. Oxford Street, Regents Street, Knightsbridge and Covent Garden are just a few of the iconic names everyone will know. With 60,000 employees and 6,800 shops (2014 figures) – many operating day and night all year round – retail […]

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Oct 14, 2015

Waste management for Westminster’s hospitality sector

In Westminster we are very fortunate to have some of the world’s most famous hotels and restaurants. Indeed, right across London, the whole hospitality sector is a major economic force operating all year round – day and night. In terms of hospitality waste management, this sector has one of the biggest challenges as it generates […]

Oct 8, 2015

Measuring recycling performance

Measuring recycling performance is important when you want to know how much of the waste you produce is put to good use. The range of reporting made available can seem confusing for businesses and some inside knowledge of recycling processes is often required in order to see through the smoke and mirrors. What does your […]

Sep 2, 2015

Choosing a new commercial waste and recycling partner – 8 factors to consider

There are some services that every organisation needs – phones, power and banking would be three examples. Business waste collection is another of those services and can be highly visible when the service goes wrong. So procuring a new commercial waste and recycling partner that is completely reliable can save a lot of embarrassment. If […]