Business
Recycling and Swopping Waste makes Business Sense - Help your Business Reduce Waste and Save Money.
Recycling & reusing may prove cheaper, help the environment and give your company a green image. We are offering businesses in Dingwall, Ullapool and Alness a chance to join a free local waste exchange scheme.
We are matching up businesses that are disposing of materials, with other businesses or community organisations that can use these. Likely exchanged items would be pallets, packaging such as cardboard boxes and bubble wrap, paint, wood, textiles and paper. This can save businesses both money and resources, through reduced material and waste disposal costs. By recycling or reusing more businesses may be able to downsize bins or reduce collection frequency and hence make savings the next time the waste collection contract is renewed. Also businesses may find it cheaper to pay separately for recycling and sign up for a smaller residual waste collection.
The waste exchange also supports reuse and stops waste going to landfill; currently 70% of landfill waste is from commerce and industry. Involvement in waste exchange can also raise the profile of those businesses involved and add to the "green" image of both the businesses and the local community. See press release for an example of what's already happening.
RoWAN is phoning and visiting businesses to find out about their waste and offer advice. Do contact us or fill in our online form if you are interested in this exchange scheme, have materials that might be used by others or need any advice.
Download our business advice leaflet about how businesses can reduce their waste and local business recycling options.
Slim Your Bin. You too, can be part of the waste solution. You can download a 
Businesses in Dingwall have a chance to join a free local waste exchange scheme.
ne of our hardworking volunteers, Marianne, LUSH got in touch with Kate to find out ways they could cut down on the amount of waste they were sending to landfill.
Calling all Scarecrows! RoWAN is holding a Scarecrow Festival. Scarecrows will be
popping up all over the Inverness area as part of a new festival. The RoWAN Scarecrow Festival is a fun way to get people thinking about food and packaging waste. Scarecrow makers and voters will pledge to cut down on the food waste they create at home, work or school. It is open to businesses, households, schools and community groups. Entry is FREE and the Entry Deadline is now the 15th June.
