Recycling and Sustainability at Storage Lampton
Storage Lampton is committed to providing an eco-friendly waste disposal area and a truly sustainable rubbish removal area for all customers who use our storage services. We work closely with local partners and follow borough-led recycling guidance to minimise landfill, cut carbon emissions, and encourage responsible decluttering.
Our Recycling Vision and Percentage Target
We are continually improving the way we handle waste arising from storage unit clear-outs, business moves, and household decluttering. Our current goal is to recycle or reuse at least 80 percent of all materials left with us for disposal. This recycling percentage target covers common items such as cardboard boxes, paper records, mixed plastics, scrap metal, unwanted furniture, and small electricals where appropriate recycling streams exist.
To reach this target, we prioritise separation at source, clear signage in our eco-friendly waste disposal area, and staff training so that re-usable and recyclable materials are not mixed with general rubbish. We regularly review our performance with local recycling partners to identify new opportunities to push this percentage even higher over time.
Eco-Friendly Waste Disposal Area on Site
Our on-site eco-friendly waste disposal area is designed to make sustainable choices as easy as possible for customers. We provide clearly labelled containers for common materials, including cardboard, mixed paper, light metals, and certain plastics in line with the local borough approach to waste separation. Customers are encouraged to flatten boxes, remove any non-recyclable packaging, and separate materials before depositing them.
Where the borough supports food waste, garden waste, or glass collections, we work in line with these systems and direct customers to the correct points for these waste streams. Our team can explain what can and cannot be accepted in each container, helping to reduce contamination and ensure that recyclable items can proceed through local material recovery facilities efficiently.
Sustainable Rubbish Removal Area and Processes
The sustainable rubbish removal area at Storage Lampton is set up to handle items that cannot be reused but should still be treated responsibly. Rather than sending everything to landfill, we collaborate with approved local transfer stations that prioritise recycling, energy recovery, and environmentally sound disposal practices.
When customers request help clearing larger loads from their storage unit, we plan each collection to maximise recycling, from sorting bulky items to identifying recoverable metals and recyclable timber. This approach reduces the volume of residual waste while also supporting the borough's long-term sustainability strategy.
Partnerships With Local Transfer Stations
We work with registered local transfer stations and authorised waste management facilities that operate within strict environmental standards. These transfer stations are selected for their commitment to high recycling rates and responsible handling of mixed loads from both households and businesses.
By consolidating recyclable materials and routing them to these facilities, we help reduce the number of individual trips customers might otherwise make to separate sites. This joined-up approach shortens overall travel time, improves load efficiency, and increases the proportion of material that can be separated and recycled before any residual fraction is sent for energy recovery or disposal.
Charity Partnerships and Reuse First
Reusing items is often even more sustainable than recycling them, which is why we actively seek to give a second life to items that are still in good condition. Storage Lampton collaborates with local charities, social enterprises, and community groups that can accept donations of furniture, clothing, household goods, books, and certain electrical items where safety checks are possible.
When customers no longer need items stored in their unit, our team can suggest suitable local organisations that may benefit from these donations. This approach keeps usable goods in circulation, reduces waste, and supports local families, schools, and community projects. It also supports the boroughs wider emphasis on reuse and repair as an essential step in reducing overall resource use.
Low-Carbon Vans and Smarter Transport
Transport is a major factor in the environmental impact of rubbish removal, so we are investing in low-carbon vans and cleaner logistics. Wherever possible, Storage Lampton uses lower-emission or hybrid vehicles and plans journeys efficiently to reduce unnecessary mileage. We aim to consolidate collections and deliveries so that our vehicles leave with full loads and return via the most direct routes to our local transfer station partners.
Our drivers are trained in eco-conscious driving techniques, such as avoiding excessive idling and planning routes in advance, which contributes to lowering CO2 emissions and improving local air quality. By combining these efforts with sustainable routing of waste for recycling and reuse, the environmental footprint of each storage unit clear-out is significantly reduced.
Supporting Local Borough Recycling Practices
Different boroughs have slightly different rules about what can be recycled, how materials should be separated, and which items need to go to specialist facilities. Storage Lampton stays informed about local policies so that our eco-friendly waste disposal area and sustainable rubbish removal area remain aligned with official guidance.
We share practical information with customers about separating dry mixed recycling, handling textiles, disposing of electrical items, and managing hazardous materials that cannot be handled on site. By working in step with borough schemes for green waste, food waste, and container deposit initiatives where available, we help residents and businesses meet their local recycling responsibilities while using our storage services.
Continuous Improvement and Customer Involvement
Sustainability is an ongoing journey, and we review our targets, technology, and partnerships regularly. We monitor how much material is recycled, reused, or recovered through our facilities and look for ways to improve signage, layout, and staff guidance in our eco-friendly waste disposal area and sustainable rubbish removal area.
Customers play a vital role in this progress. By separating items carefully, choosing to donate re-usable goods, and following staff advice on recycling, everyone using Storage Lampton contributes to a cleaner, greener community and helps us get closer to our recycling percentage target and low-carbon transport goals.
