UK first for recycling qualification

UK first for recycling qualification

Employees from leading waste management company, Waste Efficiency, are celebrating a “UK First”, as the first outsourced recycling team in the country to graduate with the latest formal recycling qualification.

The training has been provided through an organisation called QSP, to Waste Management Industry Training and Advisory Board (WAMITAB) Recycling Level 2. 

Waste Efficiency provides specialist waste-handling teams to companies and organisations who choose to outsource their waste management.  MD, Tim Reed said: “This qualification illustrates our commitment to quality both to our staff and to our clients.  We are determined to provide the best possible service and support and this can only be achieved through strategic investment into our people.”

The WAMITAB Recycling Level 2 training took three months and involved training on the accurate segregation of waste to maximise recycling levels, waste legislation and the safe handling of materials.

The team provides waste management and cleaning services to a number of major organisations, and this particular team was based at one of the Black Country’s largest employers, a major engineering company.  As a result of the team’s activities, this engineering company has seen recycling levels soar to over 95%.

Waste Efficiency has enjoyed tremendous growth over the past two years, with a 50% increase in workforce year on year.   Now with more than 50 recycling teams nationwide, Waste Efficiency has set up a dedicated Recycling Division to provide specialist solutions and resources.