Three to consider before choosing a bin for your business

Waste management is essential for any business, big or small. Although it can be overlooked, understanding your commercial waste and how best dispose of it is an important part of your business.

While you may already have commercial bins in place, how do you know they are the most suitable for your individual business needs? Bins which become overfilled quickly can cost you more and could also be an environmental hazard. Here, we outline three fundamental questions to ask yourself before choosing a commercial bin for your business.

What type of waste does my business produce?

Firstly, you’ll need to establish what kind of waste your business is producing. Take a look inside your bin(s), what do you see? Cardboard, paper, food waste, glasses, general waste (which is unrecyclable)? Do you produce confidential waste or hazardous waste? Establishing the type of waste your business generates is the first step to identifying the type of bin you’ll need.

How much of each type of waste is produced?

Here we look at the volume of each kind. What types of waste are you producing most of? For example, bars and restaurants might produce more food waste or glasses, whereas offices might produce more recyclable or confidential waste.

Look at where the waste is going – If you are producing a lot of food waste and this is being mixed in with the general waste bin, you might consider getting separate bins for the different waste streams.

How quickly does my business produce each type of waste?

To help answer this question, look at your bins when it comes to the time of collection. If your bins are being collected once a fortnight and they are already overflowing, perhaps it’s time to reconsider the frequency of your collections. An alternative option would be to get a larger bin if you have space. Although it might sound counter-intuitive, having a larger bin which is collected less frequently, can be more cost-efficient than having a smaller bin which needs to be collected regularly.

Still need help choosing?

Choosing the right bin will be depend on your individual business needs and capabilities. SUEZ recycling and recovery UK can help you choose the right bins and collection frequency to suit the amount of waste your business produces and the space on your premises. To find out more about how we can help, visit our website, or contact us.