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Total Waste Management

Waste Experts, Huddersfield

About Us

Nationwide Environmental Waste and Management Services

Waste Experts have provided nationwide environmental and waste management services for over 24 years. As a wholly owned subsidiary of the UK’s leading electrical wholesaler, City Electrical Factors (CEF), we have a big company reach with a small company feel.

Moreover, we offer an unrivalled nationwide offering with exceptional customer service and environmental compliance at the heart of our business. Specifically, our waste management services cover the provision of receptacles for safe storage of waste, transportation, treatment, and recycling, thus ensuring comprehensive Nationwide Environmental Waste Management Services.

Our Environmental Pledge

Moreover, Waste Experts aim to lead the waste management industry. Consequently, we continually review our processes to ensure all activities are responsible and environmentally protective.

Building a Circular Economy

We contribute to a sustainable future by promoting a circular economy. Through education, we encourage responsible material use, product reuse, and diverting waste from landfills to recycling and recovery.

Tackling Climate Change

Our services deliver carbon reductions for customers through the correct application of the waste hierarchy. We prioritise waste prevention through surplus redistribution, closed-loop recycling, and energy recovery.

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NATIONWIDE REACH

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Additionally, all businesses have a legal Duty of Care to ensure their waste is stored, transported, and disposed of in a compliant manner.

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Nationwide waste audits

Additionally, from our initial waste survey to a full waste audit, our experts will actively identify areas for improvement to ensure we are consistently providing you with the most cost-effective and environmentally compliant solution.

Operational Efficiencies

Helping customers achieve operational excellence through comprehensive waste management programmes.

Environmental Benefits

Considerable efforts are made to minimise our customers' waste output, boost recycling rates, and reduce their environmental impact.

Financial Savings

Apart from the obvious environmental benefits, our process helps clients achieve significant cost reductions in their waste management activities.

Environmental innovative practices

At Waste Experts, we believe that the best innovations result in operational, environmental and financial efficiencies. 

Holistic approach to Waste MANAGEMENT

Environmental Concern makes Economic Sense

Furthermore, we think that environmental awareness should be an inherent element of doing business, and that environmental sustainability must be backed by economic success.

Innovation

We are always looking for ways to improve our internal processes from recycling to logistics, we invest in the latest technology to keep us at the forefront of innovation.

Efficiency

Work smarter not harder is a key principle at Waste Experts, we pass this ethos onto our clients helping them to mange their environmental responsibilities more effectively.

sustainability

In todays society, we must do more with less material and consume responsibly. A sustainable circular economy represents a new economic model which we are working towards.

Transparency

Full transparency and traceability of your businesses waste management activities is easily achieved through our industry leading customer portal. Simply login to view your statistics.

The History Of Waste Experts

Company timeline

Discover our history and achievements on our company timeline. Established in 2000, Waste Experts has grown from Lampcare to the Electrical Waste Recycling Group and now to Waste Experts. Our timeline highlights our milestones in environmental services and waste management, showcasing our evolution and industry recognition.

2000
Where it all began
Start of the company
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Lampcare UK was founded in Scotland in 2000 to provide sustainable light recycling. Dedicated to reducing waste and promoting a greener future, Lampcare UK became a leading provider of functional and eco-friendly lamp recycling services. Committed to quality and sustainability, they offered solutions that met customer needs and benefited the planet.

2004
New Investment
CEF Becomes a shareholder
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In 2004, City Electrical Factors (CEF) became a major shareholder in Lampcare UK, enabling service expansion and market growth. Founded in 1951, CEF is a leading UK distributor of electrical products. This partnership diversified product offerings and met the growing demand for light recycling solutions, combining the expertise and resources of both companies.

2013
Moving forward...
Unique Processes

By 2013, the company rebranded to Electrical Waste Recycling Group (EWRG) and became the first in the UK to process Flat Panel Displays (FPDs) with government approval. EWRG's state-of-the-art facilities and trained personnel ensured top environmental and safety standards, solidifying their position as a leader in electronic waste recycling.

2021
Further Growth
Acquisition of Lumicon
 

To better serve the lighting sector, EWRG acquired Lumicom, a respected WEEE producer compliance scheme. This acquisition strengthened EWRG's leadership in WEEE recycling and compliance services, expanding their reach and service offerings in the electrical waste recycling industry.

2022
Rebrand
Waste Experts
 

Formerly EWRG, Waste Experts rebranded to showcase its diverse environmental solutions and waste management services. This shift emphasises their expertise in collection, processing, disposal, and recycling, with a commitment to sustainability. Waste Experts offers innovative, reliable services to meet evolving business needs.

We provide a wide range of environmental service solutions for businesses across the UK. Using our expertise, we shape a simple, transparent, and responsive waste management solution for your business.