{"id":31,"date":"2026-11-06T21:48:45","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T21:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testsiteonly-com-umbb.sta.westmin.net\/?p=31"},"modified":"2026-11-06T21:48:45","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T21:48:45","slug":"simpler-recycling-for-business-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testsiteonly-com-umbb.sta.westmin.net\/?p=31","title":{"rendered":"Simpler Recycling for Business &#038; Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In this guide:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Plastic<\/li>\n<li>Glass<\/li>\n<li>Metals (including cans, tins and foil)<\/li>\n<li>Cartons &amp; tetrapaks<\/li>\n<li>Paper and cardboard<\/li>\n<li>Food waste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Under new rules, businesses and non-household premises from <strong>March 2025<\/strong> must segregate the following recyclable materials from their general waste.<\/p>\n<p>Businesses must implement recycling systems that allow these materials to be segregated, ensuring that they can be recycled efficiently. By <strong>31st March 2027<\/strong>, businesses will also need to separate recyclable plastic films.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Collection Systems<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In most cases plastic, glass, metals, cartons, and paper can be collected together in a Dry Mixed Recycling (DMR) container. However, food waste must always be kept separate from other recycling and general waste. \u00a0Red Kite Recycling will provide the appropriate segregation to your facilities as glass is not accepted into DMR bins universally.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-412 alignleft lazy entered loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/redkiterecycling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Simpler-Recycling-2-300x189.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redkiterecycling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Simpler-Recycling-2-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/redkiterecycling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Simpler-Recycling-2-768x483.jpg 768w, https:\/\/redkiterecycling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Simpler-Recycling-2-377x237.jpg 377w, https:\/\/redkiterecycling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Simpler-Recycling-2.jpg 850w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" data-src=\"https:\/\/redkiterecycling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Simpler-Recycling-2-300x189.jpg\" data-wp-editing=\"1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/redkiterecycling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Simpler-Recycling-2-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/redkiterecycling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Simpler-Recycling-2-768x483.jpg 768w, https:\/\/redkiterecycling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Simpler-Recycling-2-377x237.jpg 377w, https:\/\/redkiterecycling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Simpler-Recycling-2.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Compliance for Small Businesses<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Businesses and other non-household premises with fewer than 10 employees will have until <strong>31st March 2027<\/strong> to comply with the new recycling requirements. However, this remains subject to final legislative confirmation. Even for small businesses, the separation of plastic films will be required by this deadline.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What <\/strong><strong>Does This Mean for Businesses?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Simpler Recycling regulations require businesses to adjust their waste management processes to meet these new standards. This shift is designed to ensure that valuable resources are kept in use longer, reducing the amount of waste sent to landfills or incinerators. Biodegradable and compostable packaging materials will not be collected as part of these recycling streams and should be treated as general waste unless alternative solutions are found.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Rules<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>There are some exemptions from the legislation.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>These rules do not apply to temporary sites such as construction sites.<\/li>\n<li>Micro businesses with less than 10 employees are exempt until 31st March 2027.<\/li>\n<li>If you generate less than 5kg of food waste per week you do not need to have a separate food waste collection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>About Red Kite Recycling<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Red Kite Recycling provides recycling and waste management to companies with multiple sites and multiple waste streams, where there is complexity within their waste streams and we help return resources to industry. To see how we can help your business call us. You can also request a <a href=\"https:\/\/redkiterecycling.com\/free-waste-audit\/\">free waste audit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Telephone : 0333 8803358\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Enquiries@RedKiteRecycling.com<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Simpler Recycling regulations require businesses to adjust their waste management processes to meet these new standards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Simpler Recycling for Business &amp; 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