Waste Review should ‘make SME recycling easier’

Small businesses should be given better access to household waste recycling centres in tomorrow’s Waste Review to reduce their waste management costs and make it easier for them to recycle more.

That’s the message from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), which today (June 13) also called on the government to use the Review to reduce the red tape small firms face when managing their waste by removing the duty of care from those who only produce small quantities of waste.

And, it said Defra should take action to make it easier for the UK’s 4.9 million small businesses to access waste services offered by both councils and waste management companies at a competitive rate.

Read more: http://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/business/waste-review-should-2018make-sme-recycling-easier2019

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