Team London Bridge has offered a subsidised waste and recycling service to our BID members for over a decade as a way of reducing operating costs, encouraging high recycling rates and consolidating collections.
We are pleased to announce that we are re-launching the scheme with a new contractor, Paper Round.
From 1st April 2019, any of our member businesses (whether office occupier, retailer or food & drink outlet) that choose Paper Round as their waste and recycling provider will be eligible for special rates as well as additional subsidies on all recycling streams – providing a significant cost saving.
To find out if you’re eligible, please email henry@teamlondonbridge.co.uk
The scheme isn’t all about helping our members to save money. Reducing the environmental impact of business waste was also a priority of the re-tendering process, and we were impressed by Paper Round’s credentials:
- a zero-to-landfill policy ensuring absolutely everything is reused, recycled or turned into energy
- sending general waste to a processing facility by barge as opposed to road
- personal visits, audits and workshops to teach businesses how to reduce the amount of waste they generate and improve recycling rates
- delivering waste & recycling sacks by foot and cargo bike
- an extensive range of recycled and eco-friendly office supplies such as paper, stationery, catering and cleaning products
- sustainable procurement advice
In recent years we have also been working towards reducing the amount of vehicle traffic in the area – not just from an air quality perspective but a pedestrian and cyclist safety one as well. By encouraging our businesses to choose one waste contractor, together we can begin to significantly consolidate and reduce the number of journeys made by waste collection vehicles each day.
We want to ensure that this service contributes to our aim of ensuring London Bridge excels as a leading place for global enterprise, culture and entertainment by aligning it with other relevant strands of work: Responsible Business; our status as Low Emissions Neighbourhood; our recently released Action Plan for Cycling; Delivery and Servicing Plans; and Freight Forum.