Types of Businesses That Need Waste Management

All businesses need some form of waste management, but many smaller companies do well with only an employee taking out the rubbish. However, some types of businesses require more than that and will need a waste management company to handle everything for them.

Here are some business types that will do well to hire a waste management company, rather than relying on the city’s services.

Construction

It’s incredible how much rubbish comes out of a construction site, particularly a large one. Construction companies are often involved in demolition, as well, which generates huge amounts of waste. It’s helpful to have large skips ready to fill with all your waste from the site and then it will be hauled away and the skip replaced with an empty one.

Automotive

The type of rubbish produced by automotive factories is different from many other industries. A large amount of this waste is metal. This means there’s a lot of recycling possible and with the right waste management system, that excess metal can be recycled easily, while the regular rubbish is disposed of as usual.

Healthcare

The healthcare industry generates a lot of waste, as well. Every hospital has waste in the form of packaging, food, and other similar items that can be considered regular rubbish. However, there are also hazardous wastes that are part of the healthcare business.

Hazardous waste must be handled separately and a good waste management company will have everything in place to manage this.

Refineries or Chemical Plants

Often, the hazardous waste comes from these types of plants and refineries. You’ll need to be sure that everything is correctly disposed of and the simplest way to do that is to hire a company that specialises in removing hazardous waste and chemicals and disposing of them in the proper manner.



Nearly every business can benefit from good waste management. If your company has enough waste to fill a small skip each week, then you’re ready for a company that will manage your rubbish and rent skips to you. This makes it much simpler to get rid of any waste, instead of trying to fit it all into bags that can go out on the rubbish day. It also means saving quite a bit of time for at least one employee.

Are you in need of a waste management company? Broughshire is ready to help. Contact us today for more information and to get a quote on our services