Recycling and reprocessing businesses

Recycling binsThis guidance is for businesses that collect, store, treat, dismantle or reprocess materials for recycling or composting.          

 

Environmental impacts of recycling and reprocessing businesses

Recycling businesses can have a number of impacts on the environment:

  • air emissions, for example odours from composting businesses and dust from crushing and grading demolition waste
  • land contamination, for example acids from leaking batteries
  • noise pollution, for example from glass collection businesses
  • waste disposal, for example old equipment which cannot be reused or recycled
  • water discharges, for example surface water contamination from reprocessing businesses.

How can NetRegs help you?

Our guidance could help you to:

  • avoid prosecution and receive fewer visits from environmental regulators
  • increase efficiency and productivity
  • reduce your operating costs
  • be more likely to obtain business from government bodies and large businesses that require their business partners to manage their environmental impacts effectively
  • improve your reputation amongst staff, customers and the public
  • increase the chance of securing funding to expand your business by demonstrating that your environmental impacts are well managed.