{"id":8020,"date":"2025-03-14T09:48:55","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T09:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redcarcleveland.co.uk\/business\/?page_id=8020"},"modified":"2026-09-30T14:15:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T13:15:39","slug":"new-regulations-for-trade-waste","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/redcarcleveland.co.uk\/business\/new-regulations-for-trade-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"New regulations for Trade Waste"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The law has changed in England which requires businesses to recycle a core set of recyclable materials.<\/p>\n<p>By law, businesses are required to manage and dispose of their waste in a responsible manner. The benefits of doing this effectively includes helping in the effort to tackle climate change and enhancing your image and customer retention.<\/p>\n<p>If you have <strong>10 or more full-time equivalent (FTE) employees<\/strong> you had to be compliant with the new legislation by <strong>31st March 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If you have <strong>fewer than 10 FTE employees in total across all of your premises<\/strong>, you must be compliant with the new legislation by <strong>31st March 2027<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the new legislation?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The new legislation in England requires the following types of wastes to be separated in accordance with the arrangements made with your contracted waste collector:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Food waste<\/strong> &#8211; must be collected separately from other waste.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dry mixed recycling<\/strong> &#8211; includes plastic, metal, glass, paper and cardboard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>General\/residual waste<\/strong> \u2013 includes non-recyclable materials.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>Keep in mind that all businesses produce some food waste. The Government hasn&#8217;t set a minimum food waste weight before the new legislation applies, so these changes will also apply to your workplace if you had <strong>10 or more full-time equivalent (FTE) employees<\/strong> on <strong>31st March 2025, <\/strong>or <strong>31st March 2027<\/strong> if you <strong>have fewer than 10 FTE employees in total across all of your premises<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p>If your contracted waste collection provider is Redcar &amp; Cleveland Borough Council, or require a quote for your commercial waste collections, you can contact the Trade Waste team via:<\/p>\n<p>E: <strong><a href=\"mailto:tradewaste@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk\">tradewaste@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk<\/a><br \/><\/strong>T: 01642 776910<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you already have a waste collection provider, please contact them and they will advise you on what collections they are able to provide and answer any questions you may have regarding the new legislation.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introducing &#8216;The Business of Recycling&#8217; website<\/h3>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrap.ngo\/uk\">WRAP<\/a> has developed a useful website in partnership with DEFRA. It is a dedicated page for commercial businesses, offering free waste management help with a 5-step guide and also specific industry webinars and information for your business sector.<\/p>\n<p>The website also includes a waste calculator.\u00a0 This tool estimates the amount of waste collected from your business and suggests an alternative, more environmentally friendly option to show where this might be possible.<\/p>\n<p>Visit the &#8216;Business Of Recycling&#8217; website for more information here: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/businessofrecycling.wrap.ngo\/\">https:\/\/businessofrecycling.wrap.ngo\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More information<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>More information regarding the new legislation can be found on the Government&#8217;s &#8216;Simpler recycling: workplace recycling in England&#8217; guidance page here: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/simpler-recycling-workplace-recycling-in-england\">https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/simpler-recycling-workplace-recycling-in-england<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The law has changed in England which requires businesses to recycle a core set of recyclable materials. 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