When it comes to finding a waste management partner for your construction firm, who should you pick if you’re going to save money?

1. When it comes to finding a waste management partner for your
construction firm, who should you pick if you’re going to save money?
Your Waste Management Options
Logistics Companies
Provide a general service
load up the skip, and off to the disposal site
Fast
no on-site sorting or recycling
Widespread
price focused and basic service levels
Short term solution
you had a pile of waste, now you don’t
Waste Management
Specialists
Specialists
best practice gains and knowledgeable
around specific waste streams
Methodical
sorting requires more thought and education,
but can provide long-term savings
Niche
it takes a level of expertise to run a specialist company
Strategic
a long-term approach to reduce your waste
Who’ll Save You More? – Cost Breakdown
Compliance
The UK government wants to reduce waste by 70%.
Suddenly, loading everything into a skip and not worrying
where it goes seems like a gamble compared to a
transparent, long-term plan.
Winner: Waste Management Specialists
Service Fees
An all-inclusive logistics and disposal company will charge
you a flat fee. The pros and cons of this vary from project to
project but you know exactly what you are paying for waste
disposal for each project. Even if this is above the going
rate for disposal!
Winner: Logistics
Landfill
Landfill tax rates continue to rise. A long-term approach to
reducing waste and in costs of disposal is a much more
sustainable solution.
Winner: Waste Management Specialists
Materials
Could the material that a logistics company disposes of be
reused? And even if direct reuse isn’t possible, the material
could be repurposed, meaning that a smaller percentage
will end up in landfill. This approach often results in on-site
reuse saving on the cost of new materials - a cost that is
often overlooked.
Winner: Waste Management Specialists
Our experience tells us that the flat-fee “bin it all” mindset is more costly because it
can so easily breed a disposal culture. Reconomy prefers a circular waste strategy.
By reusing, recycling and repurposing waste, you’ll dispose of less waste to landfill,
extract the value from waste and take back control of your waste strategy.
The Winner: Waste Management Specialists
Don’t be fooled by a false economy. A circular waste strategy for your supply
chain might seem like a challenge, but in the long run it’s where the savings are.
So, Who Wins?
The cost of a waste
management
company isn’t limited
to initial fees –
disposal, compliance
costs and savings
from recycling should
all be considered.
Takeaways
Simply disposing of
waste may not be the
most cost-efficient
plan, as reusing
materials can lower
overall costs
considerably.
Landfill rates are now
at £84.40 per tonne,
which can make waste
disposal significantly
more expensive.
A specialist waste
management
company may cost
more initially, but by
methodically sorting
waste they’ll ensure
that you aren’t
throwing money away.
A circular waste
strategy will limit the
amount of waste
created and the
associated disposal
costs.
The call to action should ask the reader to download
the following eGuide:
Producing a Circular Waste Strategy
for Your Construction Supply Chain
– A Best Practice Checklist
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Sources:
http://www.recyclingwasteworld.co.uk/opinion/tackling-waste-management-in-construction/114342/
http://www.reconomy.com/blog/site-vs-site-waste-segregation-identifying-right-solution-your-construction-project
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http:/www.bis.gov.uk/files/file46535.pdf
http://www.gardiner.com/assets/files/files/59f5d949cd7b3fc7948bb1af1f8f0bfeb2dd3b4a/Tax%20Facts%20-%20Landfill.pdf
Waste Management Specialists Versus Logistics
Which is the Big Money Saver?
Complex waste management legislation means that you’ll need outside help – but will a
waste management specialist deliver bigger savings than a flat-fee logistics company?
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