The ongoing global pandemic, for many industries and businesses, has led to a period of introspection and reflection. From survival to innovation, most of us have looked at our operations through a clearer lens and with a different perspective in the past 12 or so months.  At GPT we’ve used this period to redefine our support and service to our clients during a difficult and fluid situation. We’ve also used this time to reflect on our company values and offering in the market. Throughout our history, we’ve been striving to help our clients achieve waste stream efficiency, landfill diversi ..read more

As the UK marches towards the goal of opening up after a long and difficult lockdown, we are finally rallying with optimism about life getting back to normal. While our businesses, industries, workplaces and workforces were pressure-tested to the extreme over the past 12 months, it’s a feeling of unity and hope that’s gathering momentum across the country. As we saw at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, industries and workplaces needed to rapidly adjust to significant change. Drops in retail footfall, headcount in offices, changes in waste type and volume under existing contracts, the l ..read more

The past 12 months of the pandemic has pushed many businesses to the brink, and sadly, some passed it. While news of the pandemic dominated headlines around the globe, the corporate sector scrambled to adapt to the new business landscape. Opinion pieces circulated about the changing face of retail, industry, cities, of staff and how they will be working in the post-pandemic world. GPT was classified from the outset of the Covid-19 outbreak as an essential service. We saw our role in all of this as one of utility. Our mission was simple; what do we need to do for our customers right now? What i ..read more

In this weeks update, we explore why true waste-stream efficiency requires the right kit & equipment to drive down the cost of waste management. One of the common misconceptions surrounding the cost of waste management is that it’s all about finding the cheapest supplier within a fractured marketplace. Although the waste tender and contract game form a part of effective cost management, it’s often inefficiencies within the waste-stream itself that significantly drive up costs. By focusing on just the emptying of the bins, firms are really missing a trick. As the largest independent wa ..read more

12 months ago, the world was rapidly changing; the usual new-year optimism was quickly overtaken by a sense of global doubt. But for those who found themselves on the front-line such as NHS staff and those in the care home sector, the weight of the pandemic was really beginning to be felt. Emotionally and commercially Covid-19 was hitting hard.  Fast forward 12 months Although we are still dealing with the trauma of the pandemic there is an optimistic sentiment that the worst is behind us. For our front-line workers, however, challenges are still being faced.  Graeme Duncan, Directo ..read more

When it comes to corporate sustainability and waste management, our minds tend to jump towards the standard context of waste bins and recycling. However, the reality goes much deeper than just skips and wheelie bins. We believe sustainability is all about identifying exactly what happens in business day-to-day, so you can make improvements and manage the waste from your company to the best degree, and, where possible, mitigate it. Rather than looking at this from a “green” perspective, the reality is sustainability has a value, and that value is saving on resources you’re using ..read more

Waste is the unavoidable by-product of doing business. While the vast majority of us are making significant progress in reducing waste, there still will be, inevitably, waste to dispose of. But maybe there’s a trick, a skill or an art form that firms are using to reduce the significant cost of waste management and disposal? Art and waste? Really?! Ok maybe it’s an unlikely matchup but we like to think there is an art to which the most waste-efficient firms have mastered. At GPT Waste Management we see the good, the bad and the ugly when it comes to waste management processes. Below, we’d ..read more

As a solution-based business, we are always looking at ways of making money go further in the world of waste management. We like to challenge schemes that on the surface may look like the best deal but actually end up losing money in the long run. Following up on our latest article, we take a deeper look into how much money is unnecessarily wasted when inefficiently dealing with waste.  1. Mindset Waste is a resource and commodity and has great benefits from its consideration in value and in being the most advantageous route to market.  We know that collectively, we all want to redu ..read more

Waste; a by-product of production and doing business, waste management is usually seen by firms as a necessary, unavoidable cost of doing business. But how much money is unnecessarily wasted when inefficiently dealing with waste? What is my Waste? When we think of waste as a simplistic term, we tend to think of it as a collective form of things that have served their purpose and as a result, are of no further use to us. But taking an even deeper look at where waste has come from can lead to significant cost savings. Understanding what waste is actually yours is critical. Often we find that th ..read more

  As the world is trying to safely navigate its way into 2021, it’s allowed us all to take stock of what we have, what we need to focus on, what we need and importantly – what we don’t need. One major area of focus is our Natural Capital, one of our most valuable assets. It’s the air we breathe, the water we drink, our land, everything we need to live our lives day in, day out. What do we really need and why aren’t we all aligned on that? The easy answer with waste and resource is to only use what we need to, reuse it if we can, save what’s worth saving and don’t waste what we have little ..read more