General waste collection
- 100% diversion from landfill
- Reduces your disposal costs
- Tailored collection service
- Environmentally friendly collections
Is general waste costing you more time and money than it should?
Most businesses will generate waste which cannot be recycled or reused. Typically, this is known as general waste, residual waste, or non-recyclable waste.
The most sustainable solution is to send general waste for treatment at Energy from Waste (EfW) facilities, where it is processed to generate electricity for export to the National Grid. This allows organisations to help meet their environmental goals by guaranteeing 100% diversion from landfill and it also reduces disposal costs by avoiding rising Landfill Tax fees.
Tailored services and expert advice to meet your needs
Our teams are experts at helping you manage the safe, compliant and cost-effective disposal of all your residual waste and help you meet environmental targets too.
- Non-recyclable packaging
- Contaminated recyclables
- Tissues (serviettes and napkins)
- Polystyrene
- Bubble wrap
- Shredded paper
- Floor sweepings
100% diversion from landfill
We send your general waste for disposal at Energy from Waste facilities, diverting it from landfill and contributing to sustainable energy production.
Cutting the cost of waste disposal
Not sending waste to landfill is better for the environment – and you avoid incurring rising Landfill Tax fees too
Tailored collection service
We tailor our collections around the needs of your business
Transforming waste into electricity
We take the non-recyclable waste your business creates and use it to generate electricity to power local homes and businesses.
Trusted by over 15,000 businesses
Using waste that cannot be recycled to generate electricity
Once your waste has been collected, it is taken for treatment at an Energy from Waste (EfW) facility.
Grundon has its own facilities at Colnbrook, near Slough, meaning we are perfectly placed to service customers across London and the South East. Further afield, across our operating area, we work with other partners to utilise capacity at other similar facilities, ensuring we keep your carbon footprint to a minimum wherever possible.
Even our waste collection vehicles are certified CarbonNeutral®, which means every time we collect from your premises, we’re not adding to your carbon footprint.
EfW facilities operate under strict Environment Agency controls. All the general waste is incinerated at high temperature and the heat produced is then used to power a steam turbine. This in turn generates electricity for export to the National Grid, helping to reduce reliance on fossil fuels to generate electricity for local homes and businesses.
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What is general waste?
General waste can be defined as any waste material that can’t be recycled. Everyday items will include baby and pet food pouches made out of mixed materials, bottles which have shrink-wrapped polymer sleeves, waxed paper, kitchen roll, and many things which contain different plastics or components. For example, children’s toys and domestic tools are often made of plastics which are difficult to separate into recoverable elements.
Doesn’t incinerating waste cause pollution?
Energy from Waste (EfW) plants are highly-regulated and there are very strict emissions limits, which are monitored on a continuous basis by the Environment Agency. Emissions comply with the most stringent UK and European pollution control standards.
How do I save money by sending general waste with your collection service?
Sending your waste to EfW facilities rather than to landfill means you avoid paying Landfill Tax, which currently sits at £126.15 per tonne. Choosing the EfW route can therefore be more cost-effective for you and your business.
How do I know what type of bins I need?
There’s no such thing as a ‘one size fits all’ approach. We talk this through with you to identify the best solutions, matching the bins and containers to your requirements.
We can supply a range of containers from 1100 litre wheeled bins through to larger containers, such as front end loader and rolonofs, as well as a range of static and mobile compactors.
What often works very well are internal bins which have separate slots for different types of waste, for example, general waste, mixed recycling and food waste. All the different sections are clearly marked to ensure everyone knows exactly which items go where and we can also help by providing employee training and clear signage.
How flexible is your collection service?
Flexibility is what we do best. We work on the volume of waste to be collected. We see little point in sending a weekly collection vehicle if bins are only full every fortnight. We’ll talk to you and your team and work out the type of collections that will suit you, whether it’s daily, weekly, fortnightly or monthly – or indeed more than that. We can also amend collection days as we progress, so if you find you need more or less collections at certain times of year, just let us know.
Arrange your general waste collection with Grundon today