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Warehouse and logistics waste

Transforming waste within warehousing

In a sector that is the backbone of the UK economy, many warehousing and logistics firms are busier than ever. But the rising volume of goods being handled can mean increasing quantities of ‘waste’ that is difficult to store, handle and recycle. So, whether your priority is volume reduction, recycling and recovery, or the environmentally-sound secure destruction of sensitive materials, trust an UNTHA shredder.

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What are the biggest issues facing warehouse and logistics firms right now?

Increasingly busy sites

This means businesses are handling more goods – therefore packaging and production ‘waste’ levels are on the up, and on-site space is at a premium. Storing materials – particularly bulky waste such as cardboard packaging, crates and polypropylene strap – is not always easy.

Volume reduction

Materials due to be collected for off-site reuse, recycling or recovery, need to be volume reduced to maximise transport efficiencies/load capacities and drive down collection costs.

Secure destroyal

Some logistics ‘waste’ – such as customer returns’ labels and paperwork – must be destroyed before being skipped, due to data protection regulations. End-of-line and/or defective products must also be handled securely, to prevent ‘black market’ trade.

Corporate social responsibility

The carbon impact of the ecommerce boom is under sharp scrutiny, with firms in this sector being pressured to enhance their corporate social responsibility (CSR) stance. Saying no to landfill by reusing, recycling and recovering materials, is an obvious starting point.

Which warehousing and logistics ‘wastes’ can UNTHA shred?

Wooden pallets

Plastic pallets/crates, plastic film and wrapping

Polypropylene strapping

Cardboard packaging

End-of-line products

Production waste (secure destruction and general)

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We only invest in best-in-class technology. The market is crowded with shredders we could have used, but we opted for the most proven solution in terms of reliability, throughputs and confidential waste destruction compliance.

Lee Spendlove

MD
Britain’s Bravest Manufacturing Company (the Royal British Legion Industries’ social enterprise)
With a facility the size of five football pitches, we needed a shredder that was ‘tough enough’ for the job. We therefore began our market research and UNTHA clearly stood out as an industry leader. A consultation with one of UNTHA’s wood shredding experts – plus a visit to see the technology in action – convinced us this was the machine for us.

David Church

Operations manager

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