Practical, compliant, and budget‑aware solutions for schools, colleges, and universities

Education estates generate paper and card, food waste from catering, laboratory chemicals, art materials, garden waste, WEEE, and confidential records. Term‑time variability, multiple stakeholders, and tightening budgets make optimisation challenging. Institutions must demonstrate Duty of Care, meet Simpler Recycling requirements, and support sustainability curricula and targets.

Waste Consult brings independent waste management and utilities expertise to campuses large and small. We design systems students and staff can follow, with clear signage and training, realistic storage, and collections that match timetables and exam periods. Our recommendations are supplier‑neutral and evidence‑based.

How we help education providers

We perform site walks across teaching spaces, labs, kitchens, residences, and grounds. We evaluate current segregation, contamination drivers, store locations, vehicle access, and service schedules. We also review utility contracts, sub‑metering, and building operations to pinpoint efficiency opportunities that protect learning environments and budgets.

Services for Education Include:

• Full waste audits and stream mapping across academic and residential areas
   
• Hazardous and lab waste guidance: classification, storage, and compliant disposal
   
• Catering food waste capture and reduction programmes
   
• Confidential waste and data protection aligned with institutional policies
   
• Utility audits and procurement, water‑efficiency and leak‑detection plans
   
• Supplier reviews, framework alignment, and tender planning with KPIs
   
• Student and staff engagement: signage, training, and behaviour change campaigns
   
• Simpler Recycling and Duty of Care compliance documents and checks
   
• ESG/league‑table reporting metrics and dashboards
   
• Ongoing monitoring through term shifts and summer operations
   

Benefits
Improved recycling rates, safer handling of hazardous materials, fewer contamination charges, accurate billing, and measurable utility savings — all delivered with a pragmatic, impartial approach that supports educational goals and estates strategies.