Advice for businesses
Making small changes to the way that your business disposes of its waste can help you to save money.
Commercial food waste
Introducing food waste collections across Oxfordshire has dramatically increased recycling rates, making Oxfordshire one of the top recycling areas in the UK. There are now more opportunities than ever for businesses to reduce waste and recycle more.
Over the next few months Oxfordshire Waste Partnership will host a number of events to promote the new services available to commercial customers. Small businesses based in Oxford City may also be eligible to receive a three month FREE start-up collection service: for more information please contact traderecycling@oxford.gov.uk
FREE Business Breakfast - recycling food waste
6 December 2011, Oxford Town Hall
Focused on those businesses based in Oxford City, this short seminar and drop-in session will provide an insight into the collection and treatment processes. Also find out what your obligations are from the Environmental Enforcement team. To register free please complete this form:
FREE food waste seminar
Early February - date TBC
All food waste producing business are welcome to attend this seminar and small exhibition of service providers. Food waste collection providers will be present to answer your questions on food waste and demonstrate the various storage and collection solutions available. There has to be a solution for your business. To express an interest please contact gavin.hull@oxfordshire.gov.uk.
Carbon Accounting
As part of its commitment to help businesses reduce their carbon emissions, Oxfordshire County Council has developed an online carbon foot printing tool called Carbon Accounting. This free tool can help businesses measure their carbon: the first step on the path to reduction.
The Environmental Information Exchange (EiE) at Oxford Brookes University offers further environmental support. As a not for profit group EIE has carried out energy and waste consultancy for over 1000 Oxfordshire and area businesses. For more details contact: eie@brookes.ac.uk or 01865 483 299
For more information on carbon please visit Carbon Accounting.
Further waste reduction advice
- For information, tips and advice on increasing your profits by reducing waste visit Oxfordshire County Council's commercial waste pages.
- Retrader is a new materials exchange website set up by Oxfordshire Waste Partnership (OWP) that enables businesses to pass on materials they no longer need and get pre-used materials from other businesses.
- The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) provides assistance to Small and Medium Sized enterprises in setting up recycling schemes in the workplace. This includes one to one support from a WRAP 'Recycle at Work' advisor.
- For advice on what your business needs to do to help protect the environment and comply with environmental legislation visit the NetRegs website.
