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The Carbon Trust

The Carbon Trust are a not-for-profit company providing specialist support to help business and the public sector boost business returns by cutting carbon emissions, saving energy and commercialising low carbon technologies. They are the best source of advice for businesses on this topic.

Envirowise

If you are a company with less than 250 employees, you can apply to Envirowise for a FastTrack Visit, which is a free, confidential on-site waste review. Within the space of one day, an Envirowise advisor will identify opportunities for you to become more efficient with your resources, and help you plan to make these savings a reality. You can call them on 0800 58 57 94, or visit the Envirowise website.

The Environment Agency has a useful range of web based resources for companies seeking to make savings and become greener. These include:

NetRegs

The first UK website designed to help small businesses navigate through the maze of environmental legislation. It could save you time, money and hassle. The NetRegs website contains a waste directory that is aimed at small businesses, to help them locate their nearest location to recycle a wide variety of different waste. Visit the NetRegs website for more information.

Oilcare

One easy step that could stop millions of litres of oil causing pollution every year is to recycle your waste engine oil. Phone 0800 66 33 66 or visit the Oil Bank Line website.