Waste management company Biffa has today (10 September), announced the launch of a new waste and recycling consultancy, the Recycling, Recovery, Resource Management Consultancy (R3MC), at the annual waste management event RWM in Birmingham.
Biffa Integrated Waste Management Division (IWM) team, backed by Biffa, are launching the new ‘holistic’ service, which aims to ‘revolutionise’ the industry by addressing ‘the environmental and financial aspects of sustainability’.
According to Biffa, the waste and recycling sector has undergone ‘drastic’ changes in the past decade, and the advice currently on offer to clients does not address ‘all of their needs in a comprehensive fashion’.
R3MC claims it will fill that gap by bringing together ‘specialists’ from the manufacturing and resource management sectors, to address the sustainability challenges faced by ‘many’ UK businesses.
The consultancy says it covers a ‘range’ of issues for large companies with ‘complex’ waste streams, including managing the supply chain, eliminating waste, process efficiencies and maximising recycling rebates.
‘A first for the industry’
Robin Chambers, who will head up R3MC, said: “This is a first for the waste and recycling industry. We are approaching the challenge of sustainability from a completely new angle. Companies know that developing good environmental behaviours is a positive thing, but that can’t be at any cost.
“At R3MC, we are driving home the message that the eco-economy approach – that cost and environmental savings are two sides of the same coin – is the way forward. Our expertise means that no business is too large or complex for our team of specialists. With our support, companies can set themselves up for the coming decades with a robust and forward-thinking strategy.”
Chief Executive of Biffa, Ian Wakelin, added: “This is a natural evolution for Biffa’s Integrated Waste Management team, delivering a market-led solution which combines sustainability and the delivery of hard services. Clients want much more than purely waste management advice, and that’s what R3MC is about. By wrapping up these diverse services into one consultancy, R3MC will be bringing exactly what UK industry needs right now – sensible, cost-effective approaches to a sustainable future.”
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