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Recycling Initiatives — A M Water Services

Document Information

Field Value
Document Reference RECYC_NOTE_2025
Issue Number 1
Issue Date 4 May 2026
Next Review 4 May 2027
Controlled By Sean Ashton (HSQE Consultant)
Approved By Aaron Mason, Director

What this is

A 1-page summary of the practical recycling and waste-segregation initiatives operated by A M Water Services across the Northampton headquarters, the yard, and field sites. Maps to APP_06 Aspect 2 (Waste), SOP 9.4 Management of Waste, SOP 9.6 Environment in the Office, and the Achilles UVDB B2.10.4 evidence test.

Operational recycling streams

Stream What goes in Frequency Receiving facility Evidence
Skip segregation — site arisings Excavated material, broken pipe, off-cuts, packaging Per-job, separate skips for inert / non-inert Sixfields Aggregates, Boughton Loam, Storefield Aggregates (per APP_19) Waste Transfer Notes filed under SOP 9.4
Scrap metal diversion Old ductile-iron pipe, fittings, valves, scrap steel Accumulated → quarterly collection Local scrap-metal merchant (registered carrier) Waste Transfer Notes; valuation receipts
Aggregates re-use Crushed concrete, road planings Returned to material loop where suitable GRS Roadstone, Hansons WTN + delivery note; reduces virgin extraction
Cardboard & packaging Pipe-fitting cartons, palletised deliveries Weekly office-park collection Local authority commercial recycling WTN
Toner & ink cartridges Spent printer cartridges Accumulated → returned with new orders Lyreco take-back scheme Reuse certificate
Batteries AAA / AA / 9V household; lead-acid (vehicles); Li-ion (tools) Segregated at source; quarterly collection Hazardous-waste contractor under SOP 9.5 Consignment Notes (3-yr retention)
Fluorescent tubes / lamps LED replacements yard-wide; legacy lamps disposed safely On replacement Hazardous-waste contractor Consignment Notes
WEEE — small electrical Old monitors, tools, electronics As generated Local-authority WEEE / hazardous-waste contractor WTN / Consignment Note
Confidential paper destruction Personal data, commercially sensitive paper Accumulated → contractor collection Approved confidential-destruction contractor Certificate of Destruction; SOP 9.6
General waste Non-recyclable residuals Daily yard bin → weekly council collection Local authority WTN

Performance — where we are now

  • Waste-diversion rate from landfill: >80% (per APP_11 KPI E2 — measured from waste transfer notes)
  • Reportable spillages: zero in 2025 (APP_11 KPI E1)
  • Hazardous-waste consignment notes retained: 3 years per Hazardous Waste Regs 2005 reg 49 (APP_17 / SOP 9.5)
  • Approved waste carriers: all carriers on APP_19 verified at 16 April 2026 SAR refresh

Improvement plans for 2026–27

  1. Extend battery / lamp segregation logging — capture quantities by stream so we can report by tonnes (currently logged by collection event only).
  2. Trial reusable site-PPE bags — replace single-use poly bags for delivery of PPE issues (linked to PPE Register sign-off).
  3. Consolidate cardboard collection with neighbouring units on the office park to reduce vehicle movements.
  4. Office-park recycling audit — confirm what's locally separated vs commingled at the receiver, and adjust labelling on the bins to match.

Why this matters for the audit

Achilles UVDB B2.10.4 expects evidence that AMWS:

  • Operates identifiable recycling / segregation streams (this table),
  • Documents transfers to authorised receivers (WTNs / Consignment Notes filed per SOP 9.4 / 9.5),
  • Measures outcome (KPI E2 in APP_11), and
  • Plans improvement (the 2026–27 list above).

Each item in the streams table has a paper trail; the auditor can sample any one and follow it from yard → carrier → receiver → consignment note.

Cross-references

Back to Audit Readiness · B2.10 Environmental