Posts by: Richard Bate

More and more, customers are valuing sustainable products and services when making purchasing decisions. This also means buying from businesses that demonstrate sustainable practices....

All workplaces in England have a legal duty to separate recycling waste following the Government’s ‘Simpler Recycling’ guidance. It states, “Businesses and non-domestic premises...

  All businesses produce waste. Employees bring in food, paperwork is needlessly printed, and excess packaging is produced. If your business waste is treated...

Easter is just around the corner. Not the eggs though. They’ve always been there in our kitchen (unless you don’t eat eggs of course)....

For many businesses, sustainability is a core part of their ethos and as such it has an impact on various aspects of the operation....

Traditionally, economies have operated on a ‘take, make, dispose’ model which has come to be known as a linear economy. While this had its...

The handling and disposal of confidential waste is of the utmost importance for UK businesses of all sizes. This must also be done in...

According to data from the environmental group WRAP in 2023, the UK’s food waste weighs in at an astonishing 10.7 million tonnes per year....

Food waste has been back in the news over the past few weeks. Starting with Food Waste Awareness week (18-24 March), followed by Stop...

What is Simpler Recycling (And is it actually simpler?) In recent years, our country’s recycling rate has plateaued at around 42% to 44%. Therefore,...

What to Consider When Choosing a Waste Management Company (Aside From Price) Do you feel like you’re playing Russian roulette when you’re choosing a...

6.2 million tonnes of food are wasted by the food industry in the UK every year. Shocking, isn’t it? In fact, the UK has...

How to Save Toys from the Landfill Everyone who has watched Toy Story 3 remembers the climactic scene of the cowboy doll Woody and...

Every year in the UK, around 18,000 tonnes of uneaten pumpkins are sent straight to landfill. As they break down, they release methane into...

 Glass is one of the most recycled materials in the UK, second only to metal. Made from sand, soda ash and limestone, it is...

As long as we consume and maintain our household, it’s inevitable that we produce domestic waste. But one thing we can do is to...

17%, or one-fifth, of all UK waste that’s collected and sent for reprocessing cannot be recycled due to contamination, according to historical WRAP data....

Several news articles have recently been published suggesting that many companies are unprepared for the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) which is set to significantly...

There are three, not two things, in life that are certain: death, taxes and waste. Having 8 billion people in our world means we...

Plastic production in the UK 1.6 million tonnes of plastic is produced in the UK each year, mostly using crude oil but sometimes it’s...

You’ve got everything planned out perfectly for your lovely new business when something not-so-exciting popped up in your mind: What do I do with...

At Yorwaste, we’re as committed to reducing waste as we are recycling it. Christmas is a time for mass consumption – the value of seasonal...

Looking to reduce waste in the retail sector? We have you covered. When it comes to retail waste, packaging is one of the main...

For organisations and individuals alike, avoiding and reducing waste are critical when it comes to significantly reducing carbon footprints and creating a more sustainable...