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Sustainability

Corporate Sustainability That Delivers Real Impact

As a certified B Corp, we reduce our own environmental impact while helping businesses cut carbon emissions, optimise resources, improve waste management, and increase recycling rates.

Our Impact

The Numbers Behind Our Sustainability Work

We measure what we divert, what we save and what we give back, then publish it. Our 24/25 Impact Report sets out the full picture across the year.

Read the 24/25 Impact Report
Our Track Record
10m+
Lights processed yearly
40k+
Tonnes of CO2 saved
500k+
Tonnes diverted from landfill
Our 24/25 Numbers
23,847
Tonnes of landfill diversion
513
Hours of volunteering
288
Hours of training delivered

Our Three Pillars

Sustainable Value for People, Planet and Business

Sustainability runs through how we treat waste, how we treat people and how we run the business. Open each pillar to see the commitments behind it.

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Environmental

Environmental

Trust is the whole job. People hand us material they are legally responsible for, and they need to know where it went.
Charlie Butler
Head of Operations
EmissionsResourcesRecyclingImpact

Zero Waste to Landfill

We aim to divert all materials from landfill through recycling, reuse, and energy recovery, turning waste into resources and helping clients reach zero-waste goals.

Carbon and Emissions Reduction

We help businesses lower their environmental footprint through smart waste solutions that reduce landfill reliance, cut emissions, and improve carbon efficiency.

High-Performance Fleet

With an industry-best OCRS of 0.005, our fleet ranks among the safest and cleanest, cutting emissions, downtime, and environmental impact.

Driving the Circular Economy

We move beyond the take, make, waste model by keeping materials in use for longer through reuse and recovery.

The Waste Experts team fundraising for Red Sky Foundation

Social

Everyone here gets a paid volunteering day. We spend it where we work, not where it photographs well.
Shaun Donaghey
Managing Director
CommunityEducationWellbeingEquity

Education and Engagement

Through Waste Awareness Days, Recycling Facility Tours and school initiatives, we empower communities with the knowledge and confidence to make sustainable choices.

Supporting Future Generations

We work with schools and youth groups to run recycling drives and educational competitions that inspire environmental action from a young age.

Inclusive and Ethical Practices

We champion fairness, inclusion, and wellbeing across our workforce and partnerships, building a business where everyone feels valued and respected.

Community Action

From beach cleans to local litter picks, our team regularly gets hands-on to protect public spaces and inspire environmental pride in the places we live and work.

Waste Experts safety jacket printed with the Certified B Corporation logo

Business

B Corp certification sets the floor, not the ambition. Growth has to clear it, or it is not growth we want.
Emma Butler
Head of Commercial
InnovationResilienceGovernanceTransparency

Certified B Corporation™

As a Certified B Corporation™, we meet high standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability.

Caring for Mental Health

We support our team’s wellbeing through trained Mental Health First Aiders and open conversations, creating a workplace where it’s always OK to talk.

Built for Resilience

We align purpose and profit to build a stronger, future-ready business, one that’s responsive, responsible, and built to thrive.

Ethical and Responsible Supply Chains

We work only with suppliers who share our values, upholding standards around sustainability, fair pay, local sourcing, and the fight against modern slavery.

Sustainability in Action

What It Looks Like Day to Day

From beach cleans to the way we choose suppliers, these are the moments that turn our commitments into something you can see.

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The Waste Experts team with litter pickers and rubbish bags on the beach

Cleaner, Safer Environments

Making a Difference Where It Matters

Every year, the Waste Experts team comes together for our eco clean-up, supporting sustainable waste management and protecting the environment.

This year, we covered 39 miles of beaches and parks, collecting 27kg of rubbish for energy from waste and safely treating 21 vapes, helping protect marine ecosystems and raise awareness of pollution.

39
Miles of beaches and parks
27kg
Rubbish collected
21
Vapes safely treated
School children in high visibility vests on a tour of the Waste Experts recycling facility

Providing Educational Experiences

Taking a Look Inside Our Standard-Setting Recycling Facility

Customers, partners, schools and industry bodies tour the facility regularly.

You follow a load from drop-off through depollution to processing, and see exactly why contamination costs everyone money.

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The Waste Experts team presenting a fundraising cheque to Kirkwood Hospice

Enriching Lives

Supporting Local Charities and Volunteering

We back local charities near our sites, the ones without a national fundraising team behind them. We bring customers and suppliers in with us.

Every employee gets one paid volunteering day a year and picks their own cause. Foodbanks, schools, charity walks, community events. Last year that came to 513 hours.

1
Paid volunteering day for every employee
513
Hours volunteered last year
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Sustainable Development

Responsible Supply Chains and Leaders from Within

We buy locally where we can. Every supply chain partner has to meet our standards on ethical trading, modern slavery and the real living wage before we work with them.

Every supervisor and manager here has an ILM Level 3 or 5, or is working towards one. We promote from within, which is why that matters.

Transparency as Standard

See Your Environmental Impact, Anytime

Transparency runs through everything we do, including how we report back to you. Our customer portal gives you on-demand access to your waste data, with monthly CO2 savings and landfill-diversion reporting that shows the difference your business is making. Watch the short overview to see how it works.

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Presenter introducing the Waste Experts customer portalWatch the Portal Overview
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