How the UK manufacturing sector is tackling waste

The manufacturing sector is a huge contributor to waste in the UK, with the UK government estimating that in 2020, it generated around 40.4 million tons of commercial and industrial waste. This is an outstanding amount of waste produced, particularly with Plastics Europe finding that the annual waste production equates to almost 8.9 million tons. With this significant amount having a huge impact on the environment, a high priority for the sector is managing the waste and reducing the annual levels created. Scott Hawthorne from Skips & Bins, a provider of skip hire in the UK, has offered some industry-level insight into how the industry is working to mitigate waste production.