PHS Wastetech provides good recycling practises for businesses.

1. RECYCLING.
A P H S WA S T E T E C H G U I D E

2. INTRODUCTION
• Inside the United Kingdom (UK), we generate roughly 280 million
tonnes of household waste each year. In '09, the UK produced 526 kg
per person - this was greater than the EU average of 512 kg.
However, the UK figure has been falling consistently throughout the
last ten years and is now at its cheapest level since 1996. Allied for
this, the amount of household recycling has substantially increased in
the decade.
• In 2000-01, roughly 11% of household waste was recycled.
However, by 2010-11, this figure had rose to 41%, meaning the UK is
on track to fulfil the country’s obligations under the EU Waste
Framework Directive, necessitating a rate of 50% by 2020.

3. BENEFITS OF RECYCLING.
• A couple of from the benefits associated with recycling include reduced
carbon dioxide emissions as a result of manufacturing, landfilling or
incineration in addition to financial savings for industries which use
cheaper, recycled materials. In terms of targeting those areas that will
have the greatest impact, the European Commission has prioritised the
following four waste streams for improvement in recycling and
disposal:

4. EUROPEAN COMMISSION FOUR WASTE
STREAMS.
• Packaging.
• End of Existence Automobiles.
• Batteries.
• Waste Electrical and Electronics (WEEE).

5. RESPONSIBILITY DEAL.
• To help recycling efforts, the federal government has pledged to help
companies in lots of ways. This pledge is entitled a Responsibility Deal
and is a co-operative initiative between Defra the Environmental
Services Association (the ESA, representing the waste and resource
management sector). Companies in this particular sector were seen as
the ideal way to achieve waste management objectives by the
government, because they were in a great position to help their
customers to adopt sustainable resource management practices.

6. RESPONSIBILITY DEAL BENEFITS.
• With the Responsibility Deal, Defra aims to help companies recycle
more cost effectively and proffers numerous way of accomplishing this
task, including;
• Providing help and advice to businesses on how to reduce waste.
• Requesting local authorities sign up to a new Business Recycling and
Waste Services Commitment, which would advise what businesses can
expect from local waste services.
• Working with private waste contractors on a voluntary agreement to
promote sustainable waste management by SMEs and to increase usage
of recycling services.
• Encourage SMEs to pool their waste collection services together.

7. CONCLUSION
• Household recycling is up 41% in the last decade, making the UK on
target to achieve the EU Waste Framework Directive rate of 50% by
2020.
• The government is providing support to businesses to help them
become more efficient recyclers. This pledge is called a Responsibility
Deal.
• Businesses are seen as ideal recycling advocates as they convenience
their customers to make a change in the work environment and this can
be potentially carried forward into their homes.