Green Waste
The advice on this page applies to 'green' organic waste. What is green waste? Green waste is generally considered to be waste consisting of plant matter, however the definition of what counts as green waste sometime varies between organisations. Not all green waste recyclers will take all types of green waste so check with them beforehand for exactly what they will accept. This excludes food waste. For information on food waste disposal, visit the food pageMost organisations will only have small amounts of green waste, so specific solutions are unlikely to be suitable. However, for organisations with large gardens, or for organisations that work directly with organic materials (growers, florists etc) there may be suitable solutions.
Reduce / Reuse
Reduce and reuse options are unlikely to be suitable for most green waste.
It is possible that some businesses such as florists, may be able to discuss some options for 'take-back' of unsold items or damaged goods for centralised composting.
Recycle
Composting
If a business has sufficient space there are a range of different composting options that can be taken - from industrial onsite composters, to garden-type bins. For full details of composting options see EiE's composting pages.
Green Waste Collection Services
For many businesses, space constraints mean that installing composting units is impractical.
For very large producers of green waste (pulic gardens etc) a number of skip companies will provide skip hire specifically for green waste at a lower cost than a standard 'mixed waste' skip. Organisations will need to ensure that only green waste is disposed of in these skips to obtain the lower prices. After collection by the skip hire company, the green waste is generally chipped and composted for future use.
Many local authorities now provide green waste collection service to domestic customers at a charge. Depending on the location and the quantities of green waste produced, it may be possible to negotiate a similar service from your local authority.
Green Waste Recycling Services
| Grundon | Tel: 01491 834311 | Goulds Grove |
| Email: sales@grundon.com | ||
| As well as providing other waste management services, Grundon can also recycle green waste and offer storage and collection using skips or using a more specialised service depending on the type of your green waste. Skips are available in 3 sizes: 6, 12 or 20 cubic yards. Prices vary and they generally operate a regular collection service. | ||
| Goodwood Recycling | Tel: (024) 7630 8202 | Ryton Organic Gardens |
| Contact: Debbie Bradford Email: enquires@goodwoodrecycling.co.uk |
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| Collect and shred untreated & uncontaminated timber such as trees, hedge clippings, sawn untreated wood, pallets & green woody material and use it as biomass for energy generation. Collection costs are dependent on mileage. Delivery to the site is by arrangement only. | ||
| Worton Park Composting | Tel: 01865 882 644 | Worton Park |
| Email: pnelson@wortonfarms.co.uk | ||
| Worton Park Composting accepts green waste such as tree trimmings and grass clippings in large quantities. Collection can be arranged through M&M Skip Hire who can provide skips for green waste that is taken to Worton Farms for composting. M&M have a transfer station for sorting and recycling, especially of soil, aggregates, timber, and organic material. Address: M&M Skip Hire, Unit 6, Avenue 3, Station Lane, Witney, Oxon. Tel: 01993 705020 Fax: 01993 779 753 Alternate email: mark@mmskiphire.com |
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