Trash Talk

The hidden symbols of waste.

Signs are all around us, and we aren't talking about aliens, even though some of these symbols may be alien to us! 

When it comes to waste and recycling, you will always find recycling symbols on packaging, this is so that households & consumers understand which packaging can be recycled and it is easier to sort and manage the process of what materials gets recycled and to where. 

Even though these symbols are all around us, how many of us actually understand and know what they mean? 

In the fast paced world of property management, your duty goes far beyond just creating visually pleasing spaces. As landlords, estate agents, and property managers, you show only the neatest and cleanest side of your world, not the dark side that requires hours of cleaning, tidying, heavy lifting and decontaminating! 

This guide isn't just about maintaining your properties; it's the secret for turning them into sustainable havens that will not just benefit you and your pockets, but your tenants and clients!

Picture this as your helping hand through the maze of property management, from skip hire services all the way to student clear ups!

Music Festivals like Glastonbury generate around 107 tons of solid waste daily! That is the same weight as 18 Elephants or 54 Cars!

If you have ever been a part of running an event or even just attending an event, you will have all seen the amount of litter, debris and rubbish that is left behind once the tidal wave of visitors have come and gone.

Students, Students, Students....after leaving college and taking the first steps to adulthood, your next port of call is University and Student Accommodation.

Living with mates, partying the night away, becoming a responsible adult, you may feel like you have finally made it. Yes, Uni is great and living with your friends is exciting, but, there is a mess that comes with it, that is not much spoken of in Student Digs across the UK. The mess of household waste!

With the UK and world population, growing minute by minute, day by day, the amount of stomachs that needs filling is growing too, which means a lot more food floating around the nation then ever before.

Now, with all this food being passed around and devoured, you would think that the UK would have their food recycling program running efficiently, smoothly and like a well-oiled machine right? 

Unfortunately, wrong! 

By 2050, the world is expected to produce 3.4 billion tonnes of waste yearly, That is the same amount as 17 million blue whales!

With these staggering figures in mind, how can the world possibly stop and reduce the waste?

Today we are going to find out!