Under the name ‘Bristol Waste Commercial’ the company is offering businesses across the city a ‘bespoke’ waste management service which includes general waste and recycling collection, shredding, commercial skips and clinical waste.
It will also offer source-segregated recycling in order to provide a ‘more effective’ recycling service.
The company operates a 10-year contract for the collection of household waste and recycling from the city’s homes – which it began in 2016 after Bristol city council’s termination of its waste and recycling services contract with Kier in June 2015 (see letsrecycle.com story).
Team
Lee Graham, a former commercial manager at Cory Environmental, is heading up the commercial waste service, having joined in December 2016. Mr Graham was appointed after Bristol Waste Company signalled its intent to develop the commercial side of the business to deliver ‘profitable’ and ‘sustainable’ business growth last summer (see letsrecycle.com story).
Bristol Waste Company has said that the creation of the commercial service has resulted in the creation of 10 new jobs, with more expected if the service grows.
Requirements
Commenting on the new venture, Tracey Morgan, managing director at Bristol Waste Company said: “We recognise that every business has its own waste requirements, yet most receive a one-size-fits-all ‘solution’ – irrespective of its size or the industry it operates in. Bristol Waste Commercial has been launched to provide a more bespoke, local service that works closely with businesses to fully understand their needs and the challenges they face.
“By helping businesses recycle more effectively, our new commercial offer will help them reduce their costs and will help us maximise diversion from landfill. In turn, the value derived from the sale of recyclable materials, increased through source segregated recycling, will help us further reduce the cost of the service to our customers. Bristol Waste Company already has a lot of infrastructure in place to service our domestic contract, so we are certain we can be competitive on price.”
Increased interest from the public sector in commercial waste services has been under spotlight in recent months – with a judicial review filed challenging the status of local authorities as exempt from charging VAT on collections. The case, which was received the support of private sector associations, is ongoing (see letsrecycle.com story).
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