At Mitie, we’re doing everything we can to change the conversation around waste. From wasteful to resourceful. From throwaway culture to circular economy. We’re encouraging organisations to stop focusing on how much they’re paying to dispose of waste, and instead think about why they’re disposing of it to begin with.
Any waste that is left over should be seen as a resource – something to reuse or, as a final measure, recycle. And if there’s anything that definitely can’t be put to use, then and only then, should we look to remove it safely and efficiently.
This approach is essential for us to become a more sustainable society. And while things like managing waste in line with the government’s waste hierarchy, working towards the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, and even meeting your organisation’s own sustainability policies can all seem daunting – they don’t need to be.
