Duty of Care
All businesses need to comply to a Duty of Care when they produce waste. It is legally the responsibility of the business to ensure that all waste produced, stored, transported and disposed of does so without harming the environment.
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Waste management: the guide for facilities managers
As a facilities manager you no doubt will have responsibility for ensuring the waste from the properties you manage gets collected. So what do you need to know about this?
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What happens to our rubbish and recycling?
Download the full infographic that shows you what happens to the waste that Westminster City Council Commercial Waste Collect. You will see that everything we collect has another use!
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What waste goes where?
With all of the different types of waste and recycling bins in Westminster, it can be hard to know what waste goes where. In this guide, we show you visually where each material belongs. There are also useful links that you can follow to learn more about each waste stream.
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Improve your waste management with our ultimate guide on commercial waste recycling
To get you started on your journey, we’ve created a guide which includes insight into how to reduce your commercial waste and how to become a more sustainable business.
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Offices guide to commercial waste
Our office-based customers can access a whole range of services. Find out what we can do for your organisation.
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Institutions guide to commercial waste
Our customers who operate and maintain Institutions and Museums can access a whole range of services. Find out what we can do for your organisation.
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Guide to handling animal by-products and catering waste
Animal By-Products (ABP) cannot be disposed of as general commercial waste due to the imposed legal requirements that aim to keep outbreaks of diseases among livestock down. The guide will provide you with all the information you need on handling animal by-products and catering waste.
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Retail guide to commercial waste
Our retail customers can access a whole range of services. Find out what we can do for your organisation.
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8 tips for choosing your waste collection partner
Our guide on 8 factors to consider when choosing your new commercial waste partner covers useful information that you should be receiving from your new potential partner. The guide also includes the best ways that you can assess waste operators costs and environmental accreditations.
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9 tips for reducing waste
This useful guide presents 9 tips that will not only help you reduce the amount of general waste you’re creating, but it will help you save time, money and the environment.
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Your guide to food waste
Many organisations in Westminster’s Hospitality Sector create food waste. Our short guide to collecting and disposing of food waste will give you the basic facts around our service.
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Our bin range and specification
Waste bins (also known as containers) are ideal for businesses that have enough storage space to keep the container off the street. They are the preferred way of collecting rubbish and recycling. The guide shows you our huge range of bins and the specifications of each of them.
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Resources and Waste Strategy
Download ‘How the government’s Resources and Waste Strategy consultations on key elements will affect Westminster businessess’ to find out the four key consultations on key elements of RWS.
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Congestion and Air Quality Leaflet
The leaflet provides you with information on how we have adapted our vehicles and services to ensure that we are improving air quality in Westminster.
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Our guide on sustainability for businesses
We have created this Sustainability Guide as an overview of the topic with suggestions as to what your organisation can do to deliver your services and products in a more sustainable way.
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5 simple steps to rubbish and recycling bag collections in Westminster
Download this guide and follow the steps to easily arrange your first waste or recycling bag collections.
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Guide to disposing of sharp items
Sharp items such as syringes, knives, blades but also broken glass and crockery should never be disposed of in rubbish bags. This guide will show you how to dispose of sharp items in the correct way.
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