Waste Segregation Techniques
Greyhound's Research & Development team supports strategic developments and abides by regulatory requirements within the waste management sector. It's primary aim is to implement new technologies into industries, companies and businesses alike with sustainability being the driving force. Businesses can incorporate numerous integrated waste segregation techniques into their daily business practices, helping to reduce costs as well as their waste streams. By separating different types of waste at the point of generation, resource recovery and recycling techniques can be applied to each separate waste stream. At present, Greyhound offers the following: BLUE BIN - Paper & cardboard into designated paper recycling bins (or more generic collection points)
GREEN BIN - Mixed Dry Recyclables - plastic film, plastic bottles, aluminium and tin cans
- BURGUNDY BIN - General waste - soiled packaging,
Separate glass bottles by colour and place into specified bins:
- Where the quanitity of paper doesn't justify a separate bin, the paper is placed in the GREEN bin and a two-system process is operated: GREEN BIN and BURGUNDY BIN
Compost: businesses can benefit from composting if it generates organic materials such as food scraps, bread, fruit and vegetables. Composting decomposes and transforms organic material into a beneficial soil-like product called humus Construction & Demolition waste: there is a paramount need to separate construction and demolition waste into its constituent parts, ready for recycling. There are a number of established markets available for the beneficial use of C&D waste:
1. Excavated soil/topsoil can be used as landscaping material
2. Timber can be recycled as shuttering or hoarding (even timber defined as 'contaminated' - perhaps it is painted can be recovered in MDF wood production) 3. Concrete is reused as fill material for roads or in manufacture of new concrete when arising at source Greyhound would be delighted to conduct an audit on any company to help with best practice segregation which should reduce waste costs in the long term.
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