We believe that waste and water are valuable resources and want to help everyone to understand what happens to them and how we can conserve them. The nature of our business means that we form close links with the communities in which we operate. Our commitment to, and involvement in, this is a key part of our culture.

Sharing our experience, knowledge and helping to educate generations

We are committed to shaping a sustainable environment. Collaborating with a diverse range of partners, sponsoring research and enabling our employees, each year we find new ways to raise awareness of environmental issues and share what we know.

Supporting society and the communities we work in

Our company and our people believe it is important to give something back to the communities we work in and to society. We do this in many ways.

Planning and development

Over the next 20 years, UK legislation will be creating a huge change for our customers and we're looking ahead to the infrastructure that's going to be needed to move to a more circular economy.
Aerial view of UK households

Recycling in the UK

Local authorities across the United Kingdom operate a range of different systems to collect recyclable materials from householders, which means that kerb-side collection methods and the materials each authority collects can be very different from one area to another.