Midas Waste is a Zero to Landfill commercial waste company, meaning we pride ourselves in being 100% landfill avoidant. General Waste is one of the four core commercial waste streams we deal with at Midas Waste alongside Food, Glass, and Dry Mixed Recycling (DMR).
General waste includes non-recyclable residual waste that cannot be separated into dedicated waste streams such as Food, Glass and Dry Mixed Recycling (DMR).
While it may seem like the simplest waste stream to manage, incorrect waste segregation often means recyclable materials end up in general waste, increasing disposal costs and reducing recycling rates. Clear bin signage, staff awareness and an effective waste management strategy are key to ensuring the right materials go into the right bins. At Midas Waste, we help businesses improve waste segregation, reduce waste disposal costs and maximise recycling through tailored audits, practical guidance and ongoing support.
Effective general waste management is about far more than simply arranging waste collection. At Midas Waste, we help businesses across Kent reduce costs, improve recycling rates and achieve their sustainability goals through smarter commercial waste management. Because general waste is often the most expensive waste stream to dispose of, ensuring recyclable and specialist materials are correctly segregated before collection can have a significant impact on both your waste disposal costs and your environmental performance.
Every partnership begins with a free waste audit, where we assess your current waste management processes, identify opportunities to improve waste segregation and recycling, and create a bespoke solution tailored to your business. We then work alongside your team to implement practical changes, providing ongoing support, regular reviews and continuous optimisation rather than a one-off service. Through our Think Before You Throw campaign, we also deliver bespoke waste management training, clear signage and communication materials that help employees understand the financial and environmental benefits of proper waste segregation, ensuring the right waste ends up in the right bin every time. Whether you operate a single site or multiple locations, our tailored commercial waste disposal and business waste management services help organisations of every size reduce landfill, increase recycling, remain compliant with UK waste legislation and move closer to becoming a true zero-to-landfill business.
Of course, General Waste management is not just down to the individual business. For large operations we can also work with your suppliers or manufacturers to identify possible opportunities for change at a deeper level.
The Midas Waste approach leads to more cost-effective collections based on the waste you are actually generating, less costly mistakes around poor segregation, less contaminated recycling waste and a lower frequency of pick-ups.
If you want to discuss your specific general waste management needs, you can pick up the phone and give us a call or submit a request for a free waste audit here.
The frequency of your collections and the vehicle used depends on the amount of waste your business generates.
For commercial retail outlets collections can be weekly via our dustcarts or for larger manufacturing companies this maybe via a skip or RoRo on a weekly or fortnight collection. This is dependent on the size and scale of your operation.
In a Circular Economy, reprocessed waste becomes a valuable resource for generating power.
Your General Waste is collected and taken to a processing plant, where it is unloaded to feed the plant.
By turning non-recyclable waste into renewable energy, our circular economy solutions help cut down on city waste and lower carbon emissions. This approach supports sustainable waste management and makes our cities eco-friendlier.
Midas Waste are a proud zero-to-landfill company who believe in Kent waste generating Kent electricity and power and so we aim to keep our operations local and within our home county where possible.
Case Studies
The UK’s leading supplier of balcony components, required a new waste management solution after moving to their new site on the Medway City Estate business park.
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Midas Waste are a professional and experienced team with decades of waste management experience that are always available to answer any questions that you may have.
So, if you are looking for assistance with your Commercial General Waste collections please do get in touch via our ‘request a quote’ form. Or if you are looking for guidance around total waste management solutions, then please submit your information via our free waste audit form
and we will get back to you!