Commercial Waste Materials

Mixed general waste, or otherwise known as residual waste, consists of materials from businesses that cannot be recycled. It includes materials such as non-recyclable plastics, polythene, some packaging and other materials.

Previously, this waste predominantly disposed of at landfill sites without exception, but technological developments have resulted in several alternative methods for managing general waste streams, subsequently adding value along the way, usually in the form of recoverable energy.

Collaboratively, we’ll work alongside you to make sure that you segregate as much of your waste as possible. Whenever we can, we’ll give it a new life from recycling it to creating new materials or using it to generate green energy. Waste that can’t be recycled is unavoidable, but we will always deal with it in a compliant way that reduces its impact on the environment.

Our dry mixed recycling service will manage all clean commercial paper and card and dry mixed recycling, including packaging card, newspapers, drinks cans and single use plastic items such as water bottles, plastic bottles and other plastic items.

Managing DMR appropriately will help you to reduce your environmental impact through the diversion of waste from landfill, while simultaneously improving your recycling credentials, both of which will offer financial and CSR benefits.
Separating your waste streams from other materials will minimises the disposal cost of your other containers too.

The plastic, paper and card we collect is turned into valuable new materials.

Not all materials are recyclable through Dry Mixed Recycling due to contamination, for which we provide other specialist services to safely dispose of them. These include:

• Black bags
• Waxed paper cups
• Crisp packets and sweet wrappers
• Liquids, polystyrene, glass, ceramics, wood offcuts, textiles or strapping
• Hard and rigid plastics
• Containers with any residue of food or hazardous material

Glass is 100% recyclable without compromising quality, yet so much of it is disposed of and sent to landfill where it will never decompose.

It’s estimated that the hospitality sector discard approximately away 600,000 tonnes of glass every year, In the form of bottles, jars and drinkware.

We accept both clear and mixed glass, so there is no need to sort and separate your coloured glass, leaving you the time to focus on running your business.

Once we have collected your glass, it is sorted by colour and washed. It is then crushed and melted before being moulded into new products.

Diverting glass waste from landfill saves your business more than money. Recycling your waste glass also boosts your recycling rates, improves your corporate reputation, and avoids landfill disposal costs.

Regardless of sector, there’s a high possibility that your business will produce food waste of some description, contributing to the 20 million tonnes that is produced annually.

From offices with canteens to food production and food distribution outlets, we offer food waste and food recycling collections for companies of all sizes.

Once food waste is collected it is distributed to state of the art Anaerobic Digestion facilities which process and convert food waste into renewable energy. Subsequently, this helps us control, and potentially reduce, your waste costs by recycling commercial food waste into usable energy that can go into powering lights, appliances, and other electronic devices.

Alternatively, food waste will be circulated to composting centres for transformation into bio-fertiliser and soil conditioner.

Where possible, none of your food waste will go to landfill, saving you money.

Cardboard and paper account for around 17% of global waste, with the UK producing more cardboard waste than any other country in Europe. Each year, the UK generates approximately 5.4 million tonnes of paper and cardboard packaging waste, of which around 70.6% is successfully recycled.

In the modern business world, cardboard and paper are everywhere, from the packaging that protects products in transit to the reams of office paper used in day-to-day operations. What many see as waste, however, has the potential to become a valuable resource.

At Mick George Recycling, we help businesses unlock that value. Our commercial cardboard and paper waste collection services make it simple, compliant, and cost-effective to recycle materials that would otherwise end up in landfill, helping you turn everyday by-products into part of your sustainability story.

Distinguishing between standard waste and Hazardous Waste isn’t always instantly identifiable, which is where we can help.

Hazardous waste is harmful when it contains properties that make it damaging to our health or the environment. It is for that reason that the Hazardous Waste Regulations were implemented in 2005 to bring everyday items including computer monitors, TVs, fluorescent tubes and other electrical items under the scope of the requirements.

Disposing of hazardous waste can be dangerous and it requires skill and expertise to the do the job properly. The Mick George Group operate a specialist hazardous waste division providing flexibility, capability and commitment to provide quality solutions for companies large or small. Our trained experts will advise, identify, treat and collect dangerous waste, and recycle as much of it as possible.

Our Hazardous Waste Services Include:

• WEEE (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment) collection & recycling service
• Bulk liquid disposal
• Sewage disposal
• Interceptor & gully cleaning
• Heavy industrial cleaning
• Lithium battery disposal