How can better waste segregation influence the overall cost of the waste service?

Correct segregation helps ensure waste receives the appropriate and most cost-effective treatment for its contents. For example, non-infectious waste shouldn’t routinely enter an infectious waste stream. Some treatment processes are more expensive and carbon-intensive than others, which is why correct segregation plays such an important role in your overall costs. Better segregation can therefore help reduce unnecessary overtreatment, whilst also improving visibility of the waste being generated across a facility.

The financial impact will depend on the organisation’s waste profile, treatment routes and pricing structure, but segregation is an important area to assess when looking for opportunities to reduce avoidable waste management costs.