The cost of waste to businesses is likely to be 5-10 times more than the obvious waste disposal and management costs they pay. ‘Hidden costs’ arise from the generation of waste, such as the purchase cost of materials that get wasted, lost opportunity for revenue from wasted material, labour costs handling or working with the material which ends up being waste energy, water, and space wasted on the material.
This toolkit provides a simple 5-step process and the tools for small business to achieve better waste management. It explains how to use the tools and provides basic information about waste to help businesses make the right decisions.