Composite waste case study
Company issues
This customer needed to improve their green credentials and lower their monthly waste costs. Their main waste streams include; hazardous, GRP (glass reinforced plastic), general waste, cardboard and plastic.
Overall, their waste system was too expensive and inefficient. In some areas, poor waste processes created health and safety hazards.
The customer contacted Agecko to provide a total waste management solution. The process began with a free waste audit. By January 2016, our team had fully implemented composite waste management solutions.
Agecko Solution
- Agecko implemented a solution to segregate and recycle 100% of cardboard and plastic packaging. This saved the client £10,000 on average per year by reducing the number of skips and bins on site. It also made the site easier to manage, clear and tidy.
- The client saved £4,000 per year on their main waste stream, glass reinforced plastic (GRP), thanks to an innovative solution that halved their transport costs.
- Agecko transformed the hazardous waste system, saving the customer around £4,000 per year and improving health and safety on site.
- On top of these savings, Agecko continually reduced costs through innovation. In 2017, annual disposal costs reached £59,000. By 2018, these costs had reduced by nearly £2,000.
- This customer now receives monthly key performance indicator (KPI) reports, which clearly show recycling percentages, tonnages and costs.
- Agecko manages all aspects of their waste, offering ongoing consultation and innovation under one umbrella.
- This customer became one of the first players in the composite industry to achieve ‘zero waste to landfill.’ They now recycle all waste or convert it into an energy source.
“In 2015 we contacted Agecko for advice on improving our waste management. From the start we were impressed with their professional and friendly approach. At the time most of our waste was going to landfill. We had no real control of what waste we had and where it was going.
We now have a vastly improved waste management system with regular KPI reports and regular contact to check everything is running smoothly. It has been a pleasure dealing with Agecko and would recommend their services in waste management.”
