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Not only is Bywaters an excellent company to work with on waste collection but what they bring to the table on sustainability is second to none.

Portfolio General Manager, BNP Paribas Real Estate

A very reputable company with its priorities in the right places. One couldn't ask for much more. Great to work with and would thoroughly recommend to anyone.

Building Manager, Cushman & Wakefield

I have worked with Bywaters for the last 7 months and I have found them to be reliable, trustworthy and very professional. They have a great team and will endeavour to resolve any issue. I would highly recommend them to anyone.

Category Manager, KBR

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Recycling Made Easy

Bywaters is London’s leading sustainable waste management company, and our services now extend across the whole of the UK. We send zero waste to landfill and work closely with our clients to increase their recycling rates and improve overall sustainability, reducing both costs and emissions at the same time. Whatever your waste management needs, we have the experience to help your business enhance its sustainability.

Why Us?

Solar Powered
Facilities

Our materials recovery facility gets power directly from the sun

Fleet of
Sustainable Vehicles

All our collection vehicles are low-emissions, hybrid, or fully electric

Zero Waste
Direct to Landfill

We reuse, recycle, or recover all the waste that we collect

Dedicated
Sustainability Managers

Bywaters customers get personal support from one of our Green Gurus

Bespoke
Reporting

Your waste management data can be accessed at the click of a button

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A Company on a Mission

Bywaters is more than a recycling company. Our vision is to lead the UK to a sustainable future, and everything we do is founded upon our commitment to improving the environment. Our team of Green Gurus work in partnership with our clients to have an instant impact, and we are always enhancing our own operations to reduce our own carbon footprint – whether that’s by adding more electric vehicles to our fleet, or installing the 4,000 solar panels that power our facility in Bow.

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What's Going On

FoodCycle: Using Surplus Food for Community Cooking

14/01/2020 Max Adams

Bywaters staff regularly volunteer with our charity partner, FoodCycle, to help prepare free nutritious meals for people in our local area. I was part of the cooking team for FoodCycle Hackney’s Christmas meal this past December to get a first-hand look at the fantastic work they do.

Bywaters Client Broadgate Fights Deforestation with Greenpop

18/12/2019 Bywaters

In a rapidly urbanising world, Bywaters client Broadgate has partnered with South African NGO, Greenpop, to preserve ecosystems and restore forests across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Bywaters Donates Toys for Newham Christmas Appeal

17/12/2019 Bywaters

Every year, Community Links and the Newham Recorder run a Christmas campaign to ensure that all children get a stocking filled with presents to celebrate the holidays. Bywaters has donated a variety of toys this year to help the children of the borough.

My Experience Teaching Thurrock’s Children About Recycling

11/12/2019 Sarah Achaichia

As Bywaters’ lead Green Guru, I have been working with our partners at Thurrock Council to teach local children about the importance of recycling – and the passion they had for sustainability was both inspiring and reassuring in these uncertain times.

App-etite for Change: An Interview with Too Good To Go’s Jamie Crummie

09/12/2019 Max Adams

Jamie Crummie, co-founder of the innovative food waste-preventing app Too Good To Go, kindly sat down for an interview with Bywaters recently to discuss the best way to tackle the global problem of surplus food, and how modern technology can make a real impact.

How to Shop Sustainably on Black Friday

29/11/2019 Max Adams

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are upon us once again, but with the strides made throughout 2019 to raise awareness of sustainability, how can you ensure you’re not making savings by costing the environment?

Green Apple Awards Triumph for Bywaters’ Clients

27/11/2019 Bywaters

On November 25th at the 2019 Green Apple Awards a wide range of Bywaters’ clients were recognised for their sustainability improvements over the past year – along with a two Bywaters staff receiving personal awards for going the extra mile.

Bywaters Holds Seven Waste Awareness Days in Two Weeks

25/11/2019 Bywaters

Bywaters has been increasing our efforts to educate our clients and the public about sustainable waste management, holding seven events in the past two weeks to help our clients increase their recycling rates.

Success for Bywaters and BNP PRE at 2019 PFM Awards

07/11/2019 Bywaters

Last night Bywaters and BNP Paribas Real Estate are thrilled to say we have won the PFM Partnership Award for Corporate Social Responsibility. It’s fantastic to be recognised for the work we have done so far, and are looking forward to continuing to make an impact in the future.

Bywaters Holds Event to Combat Food Waste

04/11/2019 Bywaters

On the 1st November, Bywaters held our second ‘Sustainable Solutions’ event of the year. Following up from our first event which focused on sustainability as a whole, this time we brought people together to talk about the problem of food waste.

Three Ways to Have a Sustainable Halloween

31/10/2019 Max Adams

One of the scariest aspects of Halloween is the impact that it has on the environment. With shops flooding their shelves with plastic and millions of pumpkins going into people’s bins, here are three ways you can give people a fright without harming the planet.

Bywaters Highly Commended at 2019 Planet Mark Awards

21/10/2019 Bywaters

In addition to achieving Planet Mark accreditation for the sixth year in a row, Bywaters was nominated for three different Planet Mark Awards at a ceremony held at Sadler’s Wells Theatre on the 17th October.

Bywaters Launches New Website

08/10/2019 Bywaters

In order to make it easier for new and prospective clients to find the information they need, Bywaters has overhauled our website, adding many new exciting features.

Bywaters Launches University Coffee Cup Recycling Project

11/09/2019 Bywaters

Bywaters is set to launch coffee cup recycling campaign in three London universities with Hubbub and Starbucks, helping our clients in the education sector further reduce their carbon footprints.

Ed on the Environment: Surveying the Damage to the Great Barrier Reef

05/08/2019 Edward van Reenen

Bywaters’ Head of Sustainability, Ed van Reenen, writes about his recent trip to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, and the growing problem of coral bleaching.

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