Cardboard Recycling

• All cardboard, which amounts to 8 tonnes per month, is baled and recycled.
• Due to the cardboard being clean and in large quantities Ryecroft are able to earn revenue for this.
• It is currently sold for £23 per tonne raising £2,208 per year.

Plastic Recycling

• Plastic wrap was previously sent to landfill but is now sold for recycling.
• Plastic vending cups were previously sent to landfill and are now recycled.
• The plastic wrap raises £485 per year in revenue.
• The vending cups are collected free of charge helping reduce the volume of waste sent to landfill.
• Combined, the plastic wrap and the cup schemes will divert 12.2 tonnes from landfill and save £1,400 in waste disposal costs each year.

Other Recycling

• Fluorescent tubes are collected in a container for recycling.
• Toner cartridges are recycled.
• Some waste paper is used for packaging.
• Scrap metal is collected for recycling.
• Shredding and composting green waste produced on site is being considered.

Summary of Savings