1. An audit will determine which wastes can generate income. You may be surprised; baled cardboard can raise up to £40 per tonne. Recycling can generate additional income, so make sure you are making the most of your waste
2. Check your waste is going into suitably sized containers to minimise transport costs and optimise reusability
3. Consider installing kit such as balers for cardboard, polythene and ink tins to condense waste. Baled waste has a higher commodity value. Balers cost from £5,000
4. Get your waste management company to audit your waste at least once per year to ensure disposal costs are minimised  and income is maximised
5. Using more than one contractor to dispose of waste may not be the most cost-effective solution
6. Train staff and put in place systems to ensure valuable time is not lost moving waste around the site before collection
7. Ensure you are compliant with all current hazardous waste and landfill legislation. Fines can be costly
8. Don’t let standards slip. It is easy to lose control of waste management and this is where potential savings can evaporate
   

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