Frequently Asked Questions

Waste Consult is a UK waste consultancy providing fully independent waste management audits, environmental compliance advice, and utility procurement support to businesses nationwide. We work across all industries, delivering practical, compliant, and cost-effective solutions tailored to each client.

Our services cover the entire waste management process, including:

• Independent Waste Management Audits – identifying cost savings, compliance risks, and efficiency improvements.
   
• Strategy Creation – bespoke waste reduction and sustainability plans aligned with UK legislation.
   
• Supplier Reviews & Tender Support – evaluating current contracts, sourcing new suppliers, and managing tenders.
   
• Compliance Advice – guidance on Duty of Care, Simpler Recycling, and environmental regulations.
   

We also provide utility audits and procurement services to help businesses secure competitive rates and reduce energy and water usage.

For Waste Management Operators, we have successfully set up National Broker Desks, enabling them to deliver more services across the UK and strengthen their market position.

Whether you operate a single site or multiple locations, our independent, hands-on approach ensures you receive the most efficient, compliant, and commercially beneficial solution for your waste and utilities.

No. We are completely independent and impartial. We are not tied to, influenced by, or paid commission from any waste management companies, utility suppliers, or brokers. Our role is to work solely in your business’s best interests.

Because we are a truly independent UK waste consultancy, our recommendations are based only on what will deliver the best operational, financial, and compliance outcomes for you — not what benefits a supplier. This eliminates the risk of supplier bias and ensures you get clear, transparent advice.

Many businesses are unknowingly “shoe-horned” into a provider’s services because of commercial agreements or hidden incentives. Our approach avoids this entirely. Instead, we review your requirements in detail, assess all relevant waste management and utility options on the market, and select the solution that best fits your needs, budget, and compliance obligations.

From independent waste management audits and supplier reviews to utility contract procurement, every recommendation we make is backed by evidence, market insight, and our technical expertise — not by supplier agendas.

With Waste Consult, you can be confident that every decision is made to benefit your business, not someone else’s bottom line.ased on what’s best for your business, not what benefits suppliers. This stops all supplier biass and makes sure you are offered the solution that fits your requirements and you are not shoe horned in to the suppliers services. 

At Waste Consult we provide independent waste consultancy across all waste streams generated by UK businesses. Our expertise covers both common and specialist waste types, ensuring you receive tailored advice that meets your operational needs and complies with UK waste legislation.

We advise on:

• General commercial waste – mixed recyclables, residual waste, and office waste streams.
   
• Hazardous waste – chemicals, paints, solvents, oils, and other regulated materials.
   
• Clinical waste – healthcare and hygiene waste, including sharps and infectious materials.
   
• Construction & demolition waste – inert, mixed, and contaminated materials from building projects.
   
• Confidential waste – secure document destruction and data-compliant shredding.
   
• Animal by-products (ABP) – Category 1, 2, and 3 waste handling and disposal.
   

Our role is to assess your waste streams through independent waste management audits, identify cost and carbon reduction opportunities, and recommend the most efficient and compliant disposal or recycling routes.

We work without ties to waste operators, so our advice is impartial and based solely on what benefits your business. Whether you manage a single site or a multi-location operation, we help you reduce costs, improve compliance, and enhance sustainability across every waste type you produce.

No. Waste Consult works with businesses of all sizes — from small independent companies to large multi-site organisations. Whether you operate a single retail outlet or manage a national manufacturing portfolio, our UK waste consultancy services are tailored to your needs.

Smaller businesses often benefit from our cost-reduction and compliance advice, as they may not have in-house waste or utility expertise. Larger companies value our strategic waste management audits, tender support, and multi-location service optimisation.

Because we are independent, we can design solutions that match your size, budget, and operational requirements without supplier bias. This means every recommendation is focused solely on improving efficiency, reducing costs, and ensuring compliance with UK waste and environmental legislation.

Our independent waste management audits are designed to identify cost savings, compliance improvements, and sustainability opportunities. The process typically includes:

1. Site visit – reviewing waste streams, handling, and disposal methods.
    
2. Document check – ensuring Duty of Care, permits, and contracts meet UK regulations.
    
3. Data analysis – reviewing waste volumes, recycling rates, and disposal costs.
    
4. Recommendations – providing an impartial, evidence-based action plan.
    

Because we are a UK waste consultancy with no supplier ties, our audit findings are unbiased, focusing solely on what benefits your business.

Yes, We provide expert compliance advice to ensure your business meets all requirements under UK legislation. This includes reviewing your current waste segregation, storage, labelling, and disposal processes to ensure they align with the new rules.

We can deliver:

• Gap analysis against Simpler Recycling standards.
   
• Staff training on correct waste segregation.
   
• Supplier reviews to ensure your collection service supports compliance.
   
• Documentation checks for Duty of Care.
   

Our approach combines regulatory knowledge with practical solutions, ensuring compliance without unnecessary cost.

Yes. In addition to waste consultancy, we provide independent utility procurement and audits covering electricity, gas, and water. We review your usage data, current contracts, and supplier performance to identify opportunities for cost savings and efficiency improvements.

Because we are completely independent, we can approach the full utility market without supplier bias, ensuring you secure competitive rates and terms that genuinely benefit your business.

At Waste Consult, our pricing is flexible, transparent, and tailored to your business requirements. We believe in clear, upfront costs with no hidden charges, ensuring you know exactly what you are paying for.

We offer a range of pricing options to suit different needs and budgets:

• Hourly rates – ideal for short-term consultancy or advice sessions.
• Daily rates – perfect for on-site waste audits, compliance reviews, or supplier meetings.
• Project-based pricing – set costs for defined pieces of work, such as independent waste management audits, compliance planning, or utility procurement projects.
• Monthly retainer packages – ongoing support including site visits, strategy development, supplier liaison, and compliance monitoring.

Because every client’s requirements are different, we provide tailored quotes based on the scope, complexity, and duration of the work. Travel costs may apply for sites more than 25 miles from Nottingham, but these will always be made clear in advance.

Whether you need a one-off compliance review or long-term waste and utility consultancy, our pricing is designed to deliver maximum value while keeping you compliant, efficient, and sustainable. Contact us for a customised proposal based on your needs.

Waste Consult is not a waste management broker — and that’s an important distinction. We don’t sell waste collection services or take commission from waste operators. Our sole purpose is to provide expert, impartial consultancy that helps your business make the right decisions, reduce costs, and stay compliant with UK waste legislation.

A waste broker’s role is typically to arrange waste collection contracts between you and a service provider, often earning a commission or margin from the supplier. This can sometimes influence the advice they give or limit the options they present.

In contrast, as a truly independent UK waste consultancy, we work entirely in your best interests. We assess your waste streams, compliance requirements, and supplier performance with no hidden agendas or financial ties to any provider. Our recommendations are based on market research, operational needs, and cost-effectiveness — not supplier incentives.

By removing supplier bias, we ensure you get a solution that fits your business, rather than one that’s “shoe-horned” into a provider’s services. This independence is what allows us to deliver transparent, evidence-based strategies that improve efficiency, compliance, and sustainability without any hidden charges.

 We work with a wide range of sectors, including:

• Manufacturing
• Retail 
• Hospitality
• Education
• Construction
• Facilities Management
• Public Sector
• Waste Operators
   

Our experience across industries means we understand sector-specific compliance requirements and operational challenges.

We offer both project-based consultancy and ongoing support packages. This flexibility allows businesses to engage us for a single audit, compliance review, or strategy project — or to retain us as a long-term partner for waste and utility management.

Our retainer packages provide regular site visits, supplier liaison, compliance monitoring, and strategic planning, ensuring continuous improvement and cost control.

Waste Consult is based in Nottingham but provides UK-wide waste consultancy services. We work with businesses across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, offering the same high level of independent advice wherever you are located.

Our central location means we can easily travel to most parts of the UK to carry out independent waste management audits, compliance reviews, utility procurement projects, and strategic consultancy. We support both single-site businesses and multi-location operations, ensuring consistency in compliance, cost control, and sustainability across your sites.

For clients within a 25-mile radius of Nottingham, travel costs are included in our standard pricing. For locations beyond this, additional travel charges may apply — but we will always be transparent upfront so there are no hidden costs.

We also offer remote consultancy services where site visits are not essential, allowing us to deliver cost-effective advice and project support anywhere in the UK. This is particularly useful for policy reviews, supplier contract assessments, and compliance documentation checks.

Whether you need on-site or remote support, our goal is the same — to provide practical, impartial, and results-driven waste and utility consultancy wherever your business operates.