The Garbage Guru on a recent fact-finding trip, researching the finer points of recycling facilities in the red light district of Hamburg, Germany.
1. Buy a Baler
All manner of plastics waste can be sold for export when baled. A second hand baler typically costs around £15,000.
2. Talk to Your Competitors!
Some skip companies shred tyres, others can collect glass or timber. We can’t all do everything, so it often makes business sense to combine your operations. Why fight for market share when you can share the market!
3. Early to Bed, Early to Rise - Work Like Hell and ADVERTISE!
I put 40 rel skips in the March issue of The Skip and I genuinely sold the lot! I received 27 calls - I even got one from Ireland.
4. Get Prepared For Compulsory Driver Training Legislation
Yes folks, there’s more b******* from Brussells on the way, I’m afraid! The new Driver ‘CPC’ comes into force in the UK and across all EU member states from September 2009 for all LGV drivers. This means that all drivers will require 35 hours compulsory refresher training every 5 years to keep the entitlement.
In future it could cost £2,500 to get a HGV licence. Plan for the future - get the free info packs now from VOSA. Companies such as E.P. Training Services are delivering free seminars to bring companies and individuals up to date on how this new legislation will effect them (www.eptraining.co.uk).
Roger Hudspith is a director of A2Shred Ltd in Winsford, Cheshire. He also holds the level 4 COTC for waste transfer treatment and hazardous waste treatment. Email the Garbage Guru at theguru@theskip.net to ask any questions about the murky world of waste. For more tips visit www.theskip.net
