Each New Year brings new year’s resolutions that, with varying degrees of success, we all try our best to stick to. One new year’s resolution that may be on your business’s radar for 2021 is to achieve zero waste to landfill. With Valpak’s help, this need not be an impossible task.

Most businesses are aware that sending waste to landfill is the least favourable option on the waste hierarchy, but are you aware of the many benefits that achieving zero waste to landfill can bring to your business? Some of these benefits include:

• Ability to demonstrate your commitment to the environment
• Certified to a recognised standard, increasing business opportunities from environmentally aware customers
• Improved corporate responsibility
• Cost savings by reducing the amount you pay in landfill tax

Zero Waste to Landfill certification process

Valpak offers an independent zero waste to landfill certification service and we can provide your business with as much, or as little, guidance as you need. When working towards the zero waste to landfill certification, it is important that you demonstrate not only that your waste is being diverted from landfill, but rather what happens to your waste. Our certification process is demonstrated below:

How can Valpak help your business to achieve zero waste to landfill?

Our Zero Waste to Landfill Team works alongside the Recycling Services team providing unrivalled expert knowledge into how waste is managed. This means that we have an excellent knowledge of waste contractors in the UK and their treatment processes, as well as up to date compliance information.

Our flexible service can provide your business with support as you work towards zero waste to landfill and offer any guidance you need to ensure your waste is managed in an effective, reliable and safe way. Not only can we carry out he audit for you, but we can also help your business to navigate through all your waste compliance paperwork. Once your business has been certified as zero waste to landfill, Valpak can offer a wide range of marketing support including:

• Case studies and blogs published on the Valpak website
• Promotion of achievement via Valpak social media channels
• Use of zero waste to landfill logo
• Creation of personalised social media banners for customers to promote their achievement

To find out more about our independent zero waste to landfill certification service or to discuss your business’s requirements, contact us today on 03450 682 572 or complete our enquiry form.

If you are looking to work towards zero waste to landfill but still have unanswered questions, why not look at our ZWTL Frequently Asked Questions blog?