Recycling

Be Richmond operate an area-wide recycling scheme open to all Richmond BID levy paying businesses through waste contractor, First Mile.

Helping Your Finances

Richmond BID members receive an allocation of FREE mixed recycling services plus a subsidised glass recycling service. In addition, members have access to BID-negotiated discounts on a vast array of waste and recycling services.

Helping Your Environment

We help members recycle more, so that NOTHING goes to landfill. Because collections are made twice per day in Richmond town centre – with a 99.6% success rate – the streets are guaranteed to be cleaner and safer. Consolidating collections to a single supplier means less traffic, less pollution and much healthier air quality.

What’s Included?

• Dry Mixed Recycling – this includes plastic paper and cans
• Glass – Depending on volume, this is collected in sacks or wheeled bins
• Food – Food recycling is converted to renewable energy and nutrient-rich fertiliser
• General Waste – This is safely incinerated to produce heat and electricity
• Electricals – Electrical equipment is broken down and raw materials are recovered. Glass, copper and other rare materials are used for re-manufacturing
• Confidential Waste – Confidential recycling sacks are taken to a BS15713-accredited secure destruction facility where they are securely shredded. You get a certificate of destruction for every sack