Case Studies

Are you part of a business that has successfully implemented a recycling or waste minimisation scheme using information from Waste Aware Business? If your business is interested in being featured as a case study please use the link on the right to access our simple form and add your company.

This offers your business the opportunity to demonstrate how easy it can be to set up recycling services at work, in addition to providing free positive publicity for your company.

You can use these links to access case studies that provide practical examples of how other businesses have reduced, reused or recycled their waste.

Abertay Centre for the Environment (ACE) - www.ace.abertay.ac.uk
The Abertay Centre for the Environment (ACE) assists Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) across Eastern Scotland. ACE provides access to much needed expert help in developing new, more environmentally friendly products and services, and achieving best practice in business by realising the value of environmental management and awareness to the bottom line. The ACE website provides a number of case studies from a variety of business types.

Business Environment Partnership (The) - www.thebep.org.uk
The Business Environment Partnership (BEP) provides free and subsidised assistance with environmental management to small and medium sized businesses throughout Scotland. You can access a large number of varied case studies from the BEP website.

Can Do Recycling - www.wasteawarebusiness.org.uk/cando
Can-Do Recycling Limited provide a specialised small business recycling service throughout the Glasgow and Clyde Valley area.

Envirowise - www.envirowise.gov.uk
Envirowise delivers a valuable programme of confidential advice to UK businesses. This advice enables businesses to improve profitability and reduce environmental impact. They have also produced a range of publications containing advice on a variety of resource efficiency and waste minimisation topics, including case studies and good practice guides, which you can access on the Envirowise website.

Greenlight Environmental - www.wasteawarebusiness.org.uk/greenlight
Greenlight Environmental Ltd specialises in the collection and recovery of recyclable materials from Local Authorities, commercial businesses and the Inverclyde community for reprocessing, resale and reuse.

LEEP Recycling Ltd - www.wasteawarebusiness.org.uk/leep
LEEP Recycling, part of the sustainable development charity Changeworks, is a social enterprise that operates a dedicated recycling service for businesses in the Edinburgh area.

Perth & Kinross Council - www.pkc.gov.uk
Perth & Kinross Council employ a commercial waste minimisation officer who can help businesses to reduce, reuse and recycle more of their waste. This website hosts a selection of case studies from different sectors, demonstrating best practice for a variety of business types.

If you would like to see your organisation appear on this page, please fill in our simple form to add your company.

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