What are the options available to help cut business waste and therefore carbon emissions?
NATIONALLY Wrap give free advice on how to recycle at work, including a database of recycling service providers, see: www.wrap.org.uk/businesses/index.html or call 0808 100 2040 for details. Envirowise offer workshops and free onsite visits to help businesses reduce waste, see www.envirowise.gov.uk/168836 or call 0800 585794 for details. Envirowise also coordinate Resource Efficiency Clubs which are designed to help companies reduce costs through minimising waste and energy consumption, thereby saving money, whilst at the same time protecting the environment. See http://www.envirowise.gov.uk/clubs for clubs in the South East. The National Industrial Symbiosis Programme (NISP) is also a great way to look at sourcing materials and disposing of waste through business-to-business services. It engages in a collective approach to competitive advantage involving the physical exchange of materials, energy, water and/or by-products. Visit www.nisp.org.uk/region.aspx?region=5 for details of the
