A commercial clearance requires careful planning and project management via a waste management plan.
You should have clear dates and boundaries of when the waste needs to be cleared; the types of waste you will be disposing of; and the best methods of disposal for different types of waste.
By working with an expert waste management company – they can take care of all these details for you! Find out more about why you should leave commercial site clearances to the experts below:
You May Be Unaware of the Classification of Certain Waste
It’s crucial that you know the types of waste you’re working with before you begin clearing them. Different classifications of waste require different methods of disposal.
By not having this knowledge, you may be at risk of disposing of waste harmfully, or illegally in which case your business may be liable. With commercial site clearances especially, much of the below types of waste are very commonly found:
Hazardous Waste
In the wrong hands, hazardous waste can be extremely dangerous. Most people know that materials such as asbestos are hazardous. But there are actually loads of other common commercial materials that are classed as hazardous that you may not think of.
Batteries, paints, oils are all classed as hazardous and therefore need to be disposed of in a specialist way by an authorised contractor.
For any waste of this type, your waste management company must provide you with a hazardous waste consignment note.
At KCM, Our Rotherham based site is ISO9001 and ISO14001 accredited, and we will provide you with a waste consignment note to certify the safe disposal of your hazardous waste.
Confidential Waste
If your office or commercial property products any type of paperwork with customers information on or even your own invoices and bank statements – these are classed as confidential information.
They, therefore, need to be disposed of properly. Whereby they should be completely shredded prior to being recycled. If this type of waste is simply taken to the tip for example, then you may be at risk of breaching confidentiality and GDPR requirements.
WEEE Waste
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is very commonly found in commercial site clearances. These can be anything from lighting, to computers, keyboards, computers, smoke detectors, or more.
Under the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive, WEEE waste must be shredded down into smaller components where it can then be recycled. By not following these waste regulations, you could receive a fine of up to £5000 and face prosecution.
Your Waste Won’t End Up in Landfill
By using a trusted waste management company for your commercial site clearance, you can be guaranteed that your waste won’t end up in a landfill where it will be harmful to the environment.
However, in order to choose a company for your commercial site clearances, you must first check that they’re a licensed waste carrier to be sure that they won’t simply dump your waste at a landfill site or fly-tip.
At KCM, all of the waste that we collect is brought back to our waste transfer site in Rotherham. Of which a huge 94% is then recycled into something new.
It’s the Most Efficient Method of a Commercial Site Clearance
Last of all, using a trusted waste management company for your commercial site clearance offers you complete efficiency.
Not only will it take all the stress out of it for you; but it will also save you masses of time – which in turn will also make it the most cost-effective solution.
An expert waste management company can provide you with advice on the most efficient methods of waste disposal. Dependent on the type of waste, and the amount of waste that you need to remove.
At KCM, we offer various skip hire services – or services such as a man in a van if you have bulkier waste such as sofas to dispose of. Contact our Trade Waste team to find out more about how we can help you with your commercial site clearance.