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Business recycling

We can provide you with a best-in-class recycling management service that is good for people, the planet and your profits.

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Business recycling

Committed to sustainability, we aim to maximise the materials that are reused and recycled. We are also a partner of Bristol’s One City Plan. 

As an experienced and accredited waste carrier, we’ll work with you to create an environmentally-responsible waste management and recycling plan that suits your business and budget. Materials that we recycle from businesses include dry mixed recycling, food, green waste, metal, glass, plastic, electricals (WEEE) and coffee cups. 

We’re a values-driven business – our profits don’t go to private shareholders. They’re invested in improving wider services for the city of Bristol and in delivering social value for other areas we serve. 

Cardboard

Cardboard recycling for businesses

Cardboard is collected and transported to the local reprocessing plant, where it is flat-packed, baled and compacted. It is soaked, pulped and repurposed back into cardboard packaging. 

Cardboard
Food Waste

Business food waste

Food is taken to the local processing plant where any packaging and plastics are removed. This process produces electricity for more than 2,000 Bristol homes and the concentrated food waste becomes biofertiliser for local farmland. 

Food
Garden Waste

Green waste for business

Green waste is grass cuttings, hedge trimmings and other unwanted recyclable garden waste. Its sorted and the materials that can’t be composted are removed, and recyclable material is composted and used by local farmers as fertiliser. 

Green waste
Glass

Glass recycling for buisnesses

Glass bottles and jars are collected and transported to the local reprocessing plant. The different coloured glass is separated and items such as light bulbs and windowpanes are removed, as they require extra handling to recycle. The recyclable materials are then melted prior to being moulded back into new glass items. This process can be repeated endlessly to maximise the use of the material. 

Glass
Plastic Bottles

Plastic recycling businesses

Plastic packaging is baled and taken to the local processing plant. On arrival it is reprocessed. The plastic is broken down and cleaned. These smaller pieces are then melted and moulded into new plastic items. This process can take as little as six weeks.

Plastics
A mix of different kinds of metal including cans and tins

Metal recycling

Metal is taken to the local processing plant where, using the latest technology, it is separated. The metal elements are melted and treated to make new raw materials. Once completed, the recycled metal is used in the production of a new product. Metal that cannot be reused is recycled via our local and approved recycling routes. 

Metal
Working IT equipment

Working electrical and IT equipment

We can collect working tech and IT equipment from businesses for free as part of the Digital Inclusion Scheme (criteria applies). This initiative improves digital connectivity for schools, charities and marginalised communities.  

We can also arrange collection of items that don’t meet the Digital Inclusion Scheme criteria as part of IT Reuse.

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Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)

WEEE ranges from IT and telecommunications equipment to household appliances. These are taken to our local reprocessing site where they are sorted, tested and where possible, fixed for reuse. Items that cannot be fixed are recycled via our local and approved recycling routes. 

WEEE
Disposable coffee cup

Coffee cups recycling

Cups are collected, sorted and baled so the plastic can be removed and reprocessed. Our reprocessing company, James Cropper, converts 95% back into paper and the remaining 5% is used for energy recovery in the production of recycled paper.  

Cup recycling
A Reuse Shop team member talks to a customer

Proud of our accreditations

  • ISO 9001
  • ISO 14001
  • ISO 41001
  • ISO 27001
  • BS EN 15713
  • NSI Silver (Security)
  • BICSc (Cleaning) 
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Do you want us to manage your recycling?

We ensure all waste streams are recycled and disposed of in the correct way. Where possible, we reuse and recycle every material that we collect. 

Get in touch

Fill out the form below with your enquiry details and one of our commercial team will be in contact. Alternatively, call 0800 061 4321.

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