EVER WONDERED WHAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DOMESTIC AND COMMERCIAL WASTE IS? WELL NO MATTER HOW EFFICIENT A BUSINESS IS, WASTE WILL ALWAYS BE GENERATEd!
Some businesses produce regular office waste, while others have very specific requirements or hazardous waste considerations. The main thing is that no matter what kind of waste is produced, proper waste management is essential.
Find out more about waste management solutions for your businesses by getting touch with one of our offices.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF BUSINESS WASTE
There are many kinds of waste, but the most common categories include:
– Commercial food waste
– General waste
– Dry mixed recycling
– Construction waste
– Hazardous waste
COMMERCIAL FOOD WASTE
Food waste is extremely complex. There are subcategories of commercial food waste with different solutions, like solid and liquid food waste from manufacturing, agriculture and processing – which can be processed into biofuels, animal feed or reclaimed water. This kind of waste can be processed off-site, but some very large manufacturing or agricultural operations will have their own waste processing facilities.
Food waste can be stored in digesters , which use bacteria to process waste into biogas and fertiliser. On-site composting can also be employed as a strategy for breaking down food waste, but it’s quite an intensive process that requires diligence.
Leftovers and food preparation waste from restaurants is generally stored locally in food waste bins – and the same goes for out of date food from shops. Food bins must be durable, easy to clean and sealable to avoid contamination and to stop rats and roaches entering them.
GENERAL WASTE
Similar to general domestic waste, but on a bigger scale. This is the most common kind of waste by far and for smaller operations, weekly local refuse collections will be enough – but for large offices with tens or hundreds of employees, waste management services will be required with high capacity bins and regular collections.
DRY MIXED RECYCLING
Almost every business will produce this kind of waste, from items ordered in or purchased. Retail packaging and transit waste is generally cardboard and plastics, which can be recycled.
CONSTRUCTION WASTE
Construction waste can be complex – especially if asbestos or other harmful waste materials are present.
Generally, inert construction waste can be recycled and repurposed – crushed into aggregates and backfill or simply recovered whole for reuse.
Skips and RORO waste containers can be used for storage and transport of waste, and fully managed site clearance services can oversee a project from start to finish.
HAZARDOUS WASTE
Asbestos can be deadly when disturbed, so it’s important to identify and deal with it appropriately. A trained expert with specialist training and experience can accurately identify all types of asbestos and advise on the best course of removal and disposal.
Tyres are hazardous waste, too. When they eventually break down, they produce harmful chemicals and toxic runoff, so they need to be disposed of carefully. Garages and tyre fitters must employ a waste disposal specialist that can effectively and safely manage the disposal of tyres.
WHY IS COMMERCIAL WASTE MANAGEMENT IMPORTANT?
Commercial waste management isn’t just important – it’s essential. It maintains public health and safety, and keeps businesses running smoothly. As an essential service, it often gets overlooked and ignored in favour of more attractive services.
It’s a good idea to review your waste management often – to make sure things are operating optimally and to see if you can find or negotiate a better deal for your business. For further information get in touch. We’re always happy to help.
OH WE DO LOVE A NEW TOY! AND THIS IS A FABULOUS PIECE OF KIT!
ITS A WELCOME ADDITION TO THE TEAM AND WILL MAKE THINGS MUCH MORE EFFICIENT. ALL GREAT FOR PRODUCTIVITY!
SO WHAT IS A LOADING SHOVEL?
A fantastic piece of machinery by Volvo that is used across various sectors to basically push waste, silage or whatever you might around! In our case our New L70 is a welcome addition being used to empty waste bays, load orries and push waste up.
SAFETY AS STANDARD
• Anti-slip steps and strategically placed handrails
• Orange three-point seatbelt
• Redesigned side mirrors
• Rear-view camera
A BIT OF LOADER HISTORY
Volvo’s, or rather BM’s, first wheeled loader was the H10. But where did it come from?
To start with, engineers simply turned an agricultural tractor back-to-front. By placing the loader unit over the bigger wheels, they reasoned that it would be capable of lifting heavier loads.
The H10 wheeled loader was based on a series of different tractors, including the BM 470. The H10 was a major success at the time; it was the world’s first wheeled loader with a parallel linkage, double-acting lift rams and a purpose-designed attachment bracket.
In 1986, Volvo brought its first ‘L’ series loading shovel to the market – namely the L160. The ‘L’ designation is still in use today.
L means loader and the number indicates the full turn tipping load
FULLY LOADED
Whatever the job, we have the tools to get it done. Volvo offers a full range of Volvo buckets, including general purpose, grading, refuse, light material, and more, to handle everything, from light material to heavy rocks. Built on decades of engineering excellence, Volvo buckets are optimized for Volvo wheel loaders and durably designed for all types of materials and tasks.
THE NEW L70 LOADING SHOVEL – AN UPDATED MODEL FOR OPTIMUM RESULTS
Its packed with innovative features that achieve up to 20% greater fuel efficiency than older models. Combining new optimized loading unit weight, redesigned counterweight, and increased top speed of 50km/h, facilitated by the optional lock-up function, the next-generation wheel loader delivers greater profitability in every load.
IF YOU’D LIKE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON ANY OF OUR SERVICES JUST GET IN TOUCH. WE’RE ALWAYS HAPPY TO HELP.
HERE AT EMS WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON OUR COMMITMENT TO THE TEAM. WE WANT OUR EMPLOYEES TO ENJOY THEIR JOBS AND HOPEFULLY FEEL THAT THEY ARE PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER AND THAT THEIR TIME AND COMMITMENT IS WHAT HELPS MAKE A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS. SO AFTER 20 YEARS OF SERVICE AND COMMITMENT WE ARE VERY SAD TO BE SAYING GOODBYE TO OUR OFFICE MANAGER IN EXETER, JULIE ANDREWS.
After seeing her every day Julie will be sorely missed by the whole team. She has been a huge part of many of the teams daily life and has contributed to our successful growth over recent years.
We enjoyed her last day with plenty of food and a gift of a ‘teas maid’ as she can now enjoy a cuppa in bed instead of rushing to the skip office each morning!
Thank you Julie for all your hard work over the last 20 years! You will be missed
EMS Waste Services is considered one of the premier waste management services in the country, serving customers throughout the Devon and Cornwall regions. We offer a range of skips for hire that are suitable for all manner of waste. We can help you with everything from garden and general household waste to specialist waste removal, such as asbestos.
Our friendly and professional team has over two decades of industry experience, allowing us to provide you with the best possible customer service. We can assist with the provision of permits for roadside skips to make your experience with us as stress-free as possible.
EMS have over two decades of experience. Our reputation speaks for itself and our continued expansion means we are constantly striving to recycle every kind of waste possible.
EMS Waste Services is a family run business with family values running through the Company from Director to Operator, focusing heavily on service, image and customer commitment
WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT?
At EMS Waste Services, we’re constantly improving the way we collect and process all manner of waste. Our facility has a dedicated segregated processing line to keep soil, glass, plastic, metal and stone waste apart before it’s transported to our recycling area.
Our facilities are fully licensed to accept all manner of household, commercial, and construction/demolition waste. If you have any questions about the waste we can handle, please contact us.
We offer a range of skips for our customers to hire that are suitable for containing all manner of domestic and commercial waste. We can also arrange and provide detailed recycling reports tailored to your specifications.
Want to join our fabulous team?
It’s not often we tend to lose staff but as we’re constantly expanding we’re always looking for conscientious people to join our already amazing team!
SOME REASONS TO WORK WITH US
Company general reputation
Reputation of being a key leader in our industry
Admiration of our products and services
Company culture and values
Company continuous growth and success
We listen! We listen carefully when you tell us what you want
We keep our promises
We keep developing us further
We have years of experience in our industry
We work closely together with you
We talk easy – the door is always open
We are an equal opportunity employer
Part of the Stuart Group, EMS is a leading waste management company providing turn key solutions for business. Providing bespoke waste management solutions for industry our clients trust us to provide the right solution first time every time.
Never sitting still, the Stuarts are now looking to the future of renewable energy and have secured planning permission to build a new waste to energy plant. This will incinerate waste for electricity generation rather than sending it to landfill – reducing greenhouse gas emissions and recovering valuable energy.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON ANY OF OUR SERVICES, OR IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT JOINED OUR TEAM JUST GIVE US A CALL.
WE LOVE A NEW GADGET HERE AT EMS AND ARE CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR WAYS TO IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY WITH THE LATEST SPECIALIST EQUIPMENT.
Untha an industrial shredder specialist celebrating a 50 year heritage has supplied EMS with a new electric shredder to shred our bulky waste. This marks further investment by EMS moving to alternative fuel recycling equipment instead of diesel following the purchase of our electric senebogen material handler.
The addition of this shredder will allow EMS to maximise recovery rates allowing our residual waste to be processed for alternative fuel production. We will also be able to maximise weights, extract clean ferrous metal and tackle difficult bulky items.
Being electric the shredder is also very quiet and its slow speed shaft and quick release door gives it protection from foreign objects.
We look forward to putting it to good use!
BULKY MATERIALS? NO PROBLEM
A variety of bulky waste streams may, at first glance, be considered economically unshreddable. But perhaps that’s because people haven’t yet encountered a shredder robust enough for the job.
Large complex materials such as mattresses, carpets, textiles, pulper ropes, civic amenity waste and bulky domestic appliances of course need to be handled by heavy duty technology, but UNTHA’s high torque, slow speed shredders can handle such oversized applications with ease.
WHY SHRED BULKY WASTE?
The disposal of large items such as mattresses is becoming a growing problem in the UK. Landfill space is depleting, disposal costs are unmanageable, fly tipping is on the rise and a number of recyclable materials would otherwise remain ‘locked’ in these waste streams, unless a shredding process ensues.
Shredding everything from bulky UPVC window frames to through to masses of pulper rope can reveal a wealth of potential when the ‘waste’ is broken down, as valuable composite materials can be liberated and extracted for use in recycling, remanufacturing or energy recovery.
Sometimes the shredding priority is Volume Reduction, in which case operators can process bulky materials to alleviate waste storage problems and achieve a cleaner, tidier and safer site.
For more information on any of our Waste Management solutions just give us a call. We’re always happy to help.
CAN YOU BELIEVE OUR WASTE TRANSFER SITE IN EXETER HAS BEEN FULLY FUNCTIONING FOR OVER THREE YEARS!! IT’S SEEN SOME REAL ACTION IN THAT TIME AND WE WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO KEEP TRADING AS USUAL ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE COVID LOCKDOWNS.
We pride ourselves on having and keeping up to date with the latest technology, equipment and methods to ensure we recycle the maximum we can and keep proving an unbeatable service to the people and businesses of Devon and Cornwall.
Unfortunately sorting through this much waste can be a bit messy! And our poor transfer site was looking a bit dirty from all the dust and grime flying around and sticking to surfaces.
We asked local company Southwest Cleaning Group to come and have a look to see if there was anything they could suggest.
They recommended cleaning and de greasing the walls and surfaces to remove the dust and generally clean everything up.
We like to think we give our staff as nice an environment as possible to work in and the way the site was starting to look was bothering us.
Darren from Southwest Cleaning Group and his team worked around our opening hours so as not to interfere with the production line and overall processes.
This meant a few hard, long weekends including the bank holiday but we are absolutely thrilled with the results.
WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT TO OTHER SKIP HIRE AND WASTE MANAGEMENT COMPANIES?
Hiring skips from us results in more than an easy disposal system for your domestic or industrial waste.
It ensures that your waste is handled properly and respectfully, which means it is recycled as far as possible to reduce landfill contents and harmful emissions from incorrectly disposing of waste (i.e. burning waste).
Our waste transfer site uses advanced procedures (including industrial magnets and size sorting schemes) and high-quality machinery to efficiently and effectively recycle materials given to us.
This is topped off with feedback on our exceptional customer service from people in the community.
After all, we believe that working together to improve our environment is the best way forward.
WHAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED
Our waste transfer site has helped the community and the environment. Beyond increasing employment rates by taking on more staff in Exeter, our company is currently able to recycle over 95% of all waste recovered, domestic or industrial.
This has an incredible impact on the environment, and we are proud to provide a big contribution to the rise of eco-friendly initiatives nationwide.
Fantastic as that figure may be, we at EMS are striving to increase our statistics to 100% recycled material. Installing a segregation line to separate materials such as plastic, glass, and metal helps us along the way, but there’s more work to be done.
We’re always thinking of ways to improve and will continue to invest in the business and new equipment. Keeping the building in tip top condition is just a very small part of the operation but it makes it a lot nicer place to work!
EMS PURCHASES A NEW ELECTRIC POWERED SENNEBOGEN 818E.
EMS has purchased it first fully electric mobile machine to feed our waste processing plant in Exeter. The Sennebogen supplied by Molson Group is part of our process moving from diesel equipment to alternative fuels.
Our new addition will reduce fuel consumption and noise providing a better working environment.
SENNEBOGEN
SENNEBOGEN was founded in 1952 to develop and produce machines for the agricultural industry. The company has now established itself as a full service provider and quality leader in crane technology and material handling. As an international company, SENNEBOGEN develops and produces complete model ranges for duty cycle cranes, crawler cranes, telescopic and harbour cranes, material handlers, telehandlers as well as base carriers.
In addition to flexible machines from series production, SENNEBOGEN also designs individual specialised machines in close collaboration with its clients.
SENNEBOGEN 818 – ELECTRIC MATERIAL HANDLER FOR ECONOMICAL HANDLING OPERATIONS
For over 25 years, SENNEBOGEN has been an innovation leader in electrically driven material handlers. In addition to savings of up to 50% in operating costs compared to conventional diesel engines, electric material handlers offer further cost and efficiency advantages. At the bauma, SENNEBOGEN is showing the new SENNEBOGEN 818 with a 90 kW electric motor and a cable drum mounted on the undercarriage, as an example of its wide range of models.
The advantages of electro-hydraulic drive systems are many and varied – as are the implementation versions of the SENNEBOGEN material handlers. Every machine from the current product range can be customized with an electric motor at the plant. The advantages of the electric material handlers are clear. A low wear allows considerably longer service intervals in comparison to a diesel engine.
Oil and filter changes are eliminated at the same time. In addition, the electrically driven machines are always ready for operation and work around the clock without refueling if necessary. In the end, the SENNEBOGEN electric material handlers not only run more cost-efficiently but are also especially environmentally friendly and emission-free.
Furthermore, electro-hydraulic drive systems have a much higher working comfort for the operator, thanks to vibration-free and low-noise drives.
SENNEBOGEN ELECTRIC MATERIAL HANDLERS – IN SUMMARY
Economical and efficient: Up to 50% savings in operating and energy costs
Compact and flexible: Compact dimensions, various power supplies possible
Mobility for every application: Powerpack solutions for freely movable machines, integrated Powerpack for flexible use
Zero emissions: Clean technology, low noise level for a pleasant work environment
Always ready for use: Work without refueling, longer service and maintenance intervals
COMPACT ELECTRIC MATERIAL HANDLER FOR INDOOR OPERATION
At the bauma, SENNEBOGEN is now presenting the smallest material handler, the 818, in the electric version as well. Equipped with a 90 kW electric motor and mobile undercarriage, the machine combines maximum flexibility with the advantages of an electrohydraulic drive.
The necessary cylindrical cable drum has been directly mounted on the undercarriage. In this configuration with 10 m long equipment including sorting grab, the 818 is optimally suited, for example, for sorting and loading activities in indoor operation. The compact basic dimensions of the machine with a width of only 2.50 m and a length of 4.36 m also offer further advantages in confined spaces.
Whether in waste management, recycling, or scrap handling, wherever fast operating cycles are required, for example, for feeding plants or loading trucks, the proven 1-cylinder system impresses with fast cycles and maximum reliability. With a continuously adjustable height of up to 2.70 m, the operator has an optimum overview of the working area from the comfortable Maxcab comfort cab. Several cameras and extensive periphery lighting provide a complete overview, and all machine parameters can be monitored on the SENCON control system.
Stay tuned for new recycling equipment arriving later this year!
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