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Target waste

TargetSustainability

Simple steps to target waste

Determine how much waste you produce and plan to reduce it

Get weights of your rubbish and recycling being collected from your collection service provider
How much do you pay to have waste removed?
It is advisable to record and monitor the weight of waste being collected before you set up your waste reduction programme because this will give you a baseline to measure your progress against

Carry out a waste audit

Measure the type and quantity of waste going to landfill
Determine what waste can be reduced, reused and recycled

Separate waste and recycle

For commercial quantities
For domestic quantities

Compost kitchen food waste through a collection or onsite
Design out waste by developing new packaging, processes and products that reduce waste

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