Recycle - Save Money
Why recycle?
On October
30th 2007, regulations came into force requiring anyone
who produces waste to pre-treat it before sending it to landfill.
This means that many contractors will charge an additional fee to
pre-treat your waste, unless you do it yourself. Separating some of
your general waste for reuse or recycling is an acceptable form of
pre-treatment and you will not need to pay for this service from
your waste contractor.
Another financial factor
to take into account is the rising cost of landfill tax. The UK
dumps more household waste into landfill than any other EU state
and at the current rate, we’ll run out of landfill space by 2016.
So the government is raising Landfill Tax over the next few years
to encourage us to recycle more. Since 2007, Landfill Tax has risen
by £8 per tonne per year, and in 2010 will have reached £48 per
tonne, twice the 2007 rate.
When it comes to
environmental issues, there are plenty of good reasons to get
recycling. The real cost of waste has been likened to an iceberg.
The tip of the iceberg (the only bit that we see) is the rubbish
that we throw away; however the real cost of waste is seen below
the surface when we look at the energy used to extract the raw
materials, ship them to a factory where they are turned into
products and then shipped around the world to ports, depots, shops
and finally our businesses where we use the goods before throwing
them away.
As waste decomposes in
landfill it does so under anaerobic conditions which causes methane
gas to be produced. Methane is a greenhouse gas and is 24 times
more powerful than carbon dioxide in terms of climate change
There is also an emerging
demand from customers and berth holders for recycling facilities at
marinas and quays. Most people are used to recycling at home and
now do the same on board. By implementing a recycling scheme you
can not only save money, but also gain a competitive edge and good
customer relations.
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