Saving a packet from packaging

RECYCLING is turning a store’s £30,000-a-year cost for disposing of packaging into a profit.

Getting rid of unwanted packing materials used to cost Housing Units a pile of money as little as five years ago.

But the waste materials are now being sold to recyclers to offset the cost of disposing of non-recyclables. The family-owned store recycles timber, polystyrene, cardboard, plastic, metal and paper and is set to turn a small, if unexpected profit.

Director Nick Fox said: “We’ve moved from a potential annual cost of £30,000-plus - that’s the bill we had as recently as 2006 — to a cost in the past year of just £1,300. If the trend continues, we’ll see our recycling actually turn a profit in the near future.”


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