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How to Create an Effective Waste Management Plan
Businesses, big and small, produce large amounts of waste on a daily basis. Handling this waste effectively isn’t only an environmentally important decision – it’s your legal responsibility. With so many regulations, waste categories, and considerations, it might seem like [...]
Construction Waste Disposal: Best Practices
Construction and demolition (C&D) waste encompasses a wide variety of substances, from concrete aggregates to rebar, asbestos, timber frames, and much more. With such an assortment of materials – many of which are deemed hazardous in the UK – enacting [...]
A Guide to Modern Waste Management Systems
Managing your waste is an important, often overlooked aspect of running your business. It leads to cost reductions, compliance, and a healthier and happier working environment – all while feeding into sustainability. Modern methods of waste management open the doors [...]
What is a Smart Waste Management System? Benefits & Applications
Waste management is a changing industry, with government regulations requiring ever-more-efficient methods of sorting, separating, and processing waste to ensure the maximum amount of recycling is achieved. Smart waste management systems stand to change the industry, utilising modern tools and [...]
How to Dispose of Plasterboard Safely and Legally
Plasterboard, like many kinds of construction and demolition (C&D) waste, comes with specific UK regulations that require it to undergo special disposal. At ETM Recycling, we support businesses and individuals with understanding and complying with the correct procedures for safe, [...]
Key Benefits of Effective Waste Management
Waste management refers to any attempt made to handle your waste, whether that’s sending it to landfill or extracting its true value through recycling and energy reclamation. Effective waste management focuses on the latter, making the most of every bit [...]
Top Uses for Recycled Aggregate
When looking at what construction materials to use for your next project, many overlook the durable, versatile material that is recycled aggregate. Offering great environmental and practical benefits, this substance makes use of old construction materials, upcycling it into an [...]
Understanding Solid Waste Management: A Beginner’s Guide
With so many different types of waste to dispose of, it can be difficult to know where to start when managing the waste you produce. Solid waste is a common form of waste produced by several contexts, ranging from commercial [...]
Waste Treatment Methods Explained: Which One is Right for You?
Whether you're a homeowner clearing out a loft or a contractor managing site waste, you want to know that your waste is being disposed of responsibly. From skips to the sorting lines, every load collected by ETM Recycling is carefully [...]
Copper Piping Scrap Value: Why It’s Higher Than You Think
Copper is one of the most valuable metals in the scrap market, with a wide range of applications from construction to technology. But what makes copper piping particularly sought after? At ETM Recycling, we help you make the most of [...]
Top Waste Management Services in the UK: What to Look For
Waste management is a crucial, often-overlooked part of your business. A regulatory requirement, it is also necessary to manage the logistics of your waste and sustainability. Finding the right partner can help you streamline the process, cut costs, capitalise on [...]
Effective Solutions to the Drawbacks of Recycling
Recycling is an essential part of reducing waste and conserving resources, but it’s not without its challenges. While it offers significant environmental benefits as a whole, certain recycling processes can be inefficient or result in contamination, high energy consumption, or [...]