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Retail Waste Management London, UK

Retail Waste Management London, UK look at Governments decision to rule out landfill ban for textiles waste. The government has rejected a call to ban used textiles from landfill and has instead decided to focus on proposals within the resources and waste strategy, including plans for more extended producer responsibility schemes.
 

As leading suppliers of retail waste management London UK, we consider this decision.

 
In response, the environmental audit committee have spoken out against the government’s decision to reject what they see as a need to act urgently and end an era of “throwaway fashion”.
 
Earlier this year, the same committee published a report in which it called for action to address the so-called “throwaway fashion” trend that results in over a million tonnes of clothing disposal per year in the UK through retail waste management London.
 
Recommendations to government included a landfill and incineration ban for unsold stock to a 1p charge per garment for producers, to help fund material collection.  In their response, the government ruled out any sort of landfill ban for textiles and instead opted for alternative approaches. Notably, it said that it would consider extended producer responsibility measures for textiles as part of an existing waste strategy commitment.
 
In order to ease the strain on retail waste management London, the government stated that the priority for unsold stock should be to reuse and recycle, ahead of incineration and landfilling. The official statement included the following: “This priority is embedded in the waste hierarchy and legislation is in place to support this. We believe that positive approaches are required to find outlets for waste textiles rather than simply imposing a landfill ban and, as set out in the Resources and Waste Strategy, we are developing a mix of policy measures to support reuse and closed loop recycling.”

Ministers have said that they will focus on the continued support of WRAP’s voluntary Sustainable Clothing Action Plan (SCAP) and looking at areas such as eco design and eco labelling. The government response said: “We will take forward the best mix of policy measures to tackle the environmental impact of textiles, considering voluntary commitments, eco-design product standards, the potential for extended producer responsibility, the provision of better information for consumers on the sustainability of their purchases as through improved product labelling and improving collection systems”.

And the government went on to emphasise its support for SCAP saying it is encouraged by the collective efforts made by SCAP members to date. “The latest SCAP report… shows that between 2012 and 2017 signatories have reduced their water and carbon footprints by 17.7% and 11.9% respectively against a target of 15% per tonne of clothing by 2020, and waste across the product life cycle by 1.1% against a target of 3.5%. More work is required to address waste in the supply chain and SCAP signatories are working on plans to address this, for instance through buying specifications and supplier engagement programmes.”

As a leading supplier of retail waste management in London, UK, who hold the protection of our environment in the highest regards, we are someone disappointed at the governments stance, who seems to be unmoved by the alarming statistic that we are sending 300000 tonnes of clothing to incineration or landfill each year.

Urgent action must be taken and we still proudly live up to our commitment as a retail waste management London company of diverting 100% of waste away from landfill.

If you would like to speak with one of our specialist project managers or get a price for your project, please email franky.law@lawmens.co.uk.

We can also offer a variety of service based presentations, included approved CPD, covering various aspects of environmental assessment.

T: 01932 868584.
E: franky.law@lawmens.co.uk
Website: waste.lawmens.co.uk

Environmental Waste Management London, UK

Breakthrough for environmental waste management London, UK as Gatwick Airport launches reusable coffee cups trial. Gatwick airport has launched a trial in which passengers are offered reusable cups, instead of the usual paper disposable type. These reusable cups can then be discarded off at one of the multiple specified drop off points prior to boarding their flights.
 
At Lawmens, we hold environmental waste management London in the highest regard and are encouraged by the strategy, which we hope will be adopted by other facilities and venues.
 
Around 7 million paper cups are currently used at Gatwick airport each year, with around 5.3 million of those actually being recycled. Although the recycling effort is not to do be undermined, this does mean that 24% and almost 1.7 million paper cups are not being recycled each year.
 
The scheme in question was set up by Starbucks and the charity Hubub, who have said that they hope to put 2000 reusable cups into circulation within Gatwick Airport’s South Terminal.
The household named coffee shop has said that they aim to save 7000 disposable cups over the course of the month long trial, in a breakthrough for environmental waste management London.

TrewinRestorick, the co-founder of the environmental charity Hubub said, “We know that people care about waste, but it’s often hard to ‘do the right thing’ when travelling – we want to find out whether people will get on board with reusing cups, if we make it easy and convenient.”

These reusable cups are returned to one of the five points throughout the terminal, before being collected by the airports environmental waste management London team. They are then washed, sterilised and returned to Starbucks for reuse.

In addition, the environmentally conscious Starbucks introduced a 5p charge on paper cups back in 2018 to encourage reuse. They are then donating all proceeds of this charge to Hubub in order to carry out environmental projects and research.

Starbucks stated that during the first day of the trial, more than 300 free reusable cups were given out to customers, saving a considerable amount of environmental waste management London. Mr. Restorick said: “What we learn here will provide valuable insight into how to deploy a reusable trial in not only other airports but many other environments.”

Although it is a small step and quite ironic in that the project has been initiated within an airport, where it could be argued that the significant environmental impact is coming from the travel method itself – it is still a very important step in the right direction for environmental waste management London.
 
If you would like to speak with one of our specialist project managers or get a price for your project, please email franky.law@lawmens.co.uk.

We can also offer a variety of service based presentations, included approved CPD, covering various aspects of environmental assessment.

T: 01932 868584.
E: franky.law@lawmens.co.uk
Website: waste.lawmens.co.uk

Commercial Waste Management Company London, UK

Commercial waste management company London, UK are deeply concerned about illegal trade of plastic waste in Malaysia. The British High Commission in Kuala Lumpur has stated that it is “deeply concerned” with the illegal trade of plastic waste and we second the same sentiment.
 
Lawmens, as one of the UK’s leading commercial waste management Company in London, discusses recent reports of illegal plastic trading.
 
Following reports that Malaysia will return 3000 tonnes of contaminated waste to the countries that shipped it to then, ensuring that the country does not become a dumping ground, the high commission has stated that: “whilst we recognise that there is a legitimate export market for plastics – particularly for countries that manufacture new products from recycled plastic waste, we condemn companies which export unrecyclable plastic waste illegally”.
 
As an expert commercial waste management company London, we hold the ethical management of waste, particularly plastics and other non-recyclables, in the highest regard. We are one of the few commercial waste management companies who commit to a “100% diverted from landfill” policy and live up to such standards.
 
The British High Commission reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the Malaysian government in tackling this immediate issue, which would include sharing the UK’s information and collaborating with the ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change.
 
Transparency is key as we must all ensure that such activities are properly tracked and recorded, ensuring that such processes are completed in an ethical manner. At Lawmens, we have a cloud based client friendly system that works to support our commercial waste management works.
 
Each of our clients is provided with a unique login, accessible through an online portal, where they get real time updates on their waste and its journey. In addition, every project is summarised with a marketing leading waste report, ensuring full transparency and efficient commercial waste management.
 
Sanctions are also important as a deterrent and those found exporting waste illegally can face a two year term or unlimited fine.
 
The UK government is also a signatory on the Basel Convention, which is currently considering an amendment to state that mixed plastic contaminated waste exports would have to be consented to by importing countries.
 
We will, along with every other commercial waste management company London, endeavour to ensure that waste is handled in an ethical manner and where possible diverted from landfill and recycled. We all have a shared responsibility to protect the environment.

If you would like to speak with one of our specialist project managers or get a price for your project, please email franky.law@lawmens.co.uk.

We can also offer a variety of service based presentations, included approved CPD, covering various aspects of environmental assessment.


T: 01932 868584.
E: franky.law@lawmens.co.uk
Website: waste.lawmens.co.uk