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Waste Audits

Waste audits help organisations understand what waste they produce, how it is managed, and where improvements can be made. They are useful for reducing compliance risk, improving recycling, cutting avoidable waste costs and supporting wider environmental or Net Zero objectives.

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JRP reviews waste arrangements in practice, including segregation, storage, contractor evidence, duty of care documentation and opportunities to reduce waste at source.

The challenge of waste management

Waste management is often handled across different teams, buildings and contractors. This can make it difficult to know whether waste is being segregated correctly, collected by suitable contractors, and supported by the right documentation.

Common issues include poor bin signage, contamination of recycling, unclear contractor arrangements, missing waste transfer notes, limited data and inconsistent practices across sites.

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How you could benefit from a waste audit

A waste audit can help organisations:

  • Improve waste compliance
  • Reduce contamination and poor segregation
  • Strengthen duty of care evidence
  • Identify opportunities to reduce waste costs
  • Improve recycling performance
  • Support ISO 14001, ESG and net zero objectives

This service is relevant for organisations that want a clearer view of their waste performance, including:

  • Organisations with multiple waste streams or sites
  • Facilities, estates, operations and compliance teams
  • Businesses preparing for ISO 14001 or client audits
  • Organisations looking to improve recycling and reduce waste costs
  • Businesses needing to strengthen duty of care evidence

RP provides practical waste audits that review how waste is managed on site and whether current arrangements are effective.

The audit identifies compliance gaps, operational issues and realistic improvement opportunities. The aim is to help organisations strengthen controls, improve recycling and reduce unnecessary waste where possible.

Our waste audit process follows six stages.

Scope and planning

We agree the audit scope, sites, waste streams and key focus areas.

Data collection

We review available waste data, contractor information, duty of care evidence, waste transfer notes and existing procedures.

Site audit full review

We review waste storage areas, bin provision, segregation, labelling, contamination risks, staff practices and contractor arrangements.

Report and findings

We summarise the main findings, including compliance gaps, practical issues and opportunities to improve waste management.

Action plan

We provide a clear action plan with practical next steps to improve waste controls, recycling performance and evidence management.

Benefit from our deep environmental auditing expertise

We provide clear, practical waste audits that focus on what is happening on site and what can realistically be improved. Our wider experience in environmental auditing, ISO 14001, energy and Net Zero means recommendations can support both compliance and broader sustainability goals.

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JRP have been instrumental in helping us to reduce our energy consumption and costs during a challenging period of organisational change and growth. Professional, reliable and easy to work with.

Steven Buchan, Estates Manager | Circle Health

Working with JRP Solutions transformed our energy management journey. Their expertise and tailored support for ISO 50001 and a behavioural change programme brought real clarity and momentum. We now have a robust framework and engaged team driving down energy use. Thank you to the JRP team for their expertise, commitment, and support throughout.

Ian Goldsworthy, Energy and Carbon Reduction Manager | Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council (MTCBC)

JRP understand the support they are asked to give and deliver on time, budget and in a clear concise professional manner. If only everyone was a reliable as JRP!

Jonathan Blair, Technical Advisor | Westons Cider

We are using JRP’s ‘Be Energy’ eLearning awareness course to help us fully meet the ISO 50001 standard. This course is not only getting good feedback from our staff but the external ISO 50001 auditor completed the course and commented that it was ‘the best energy training course that he had seen’. A feather in the cap for JRP.

David Rose, Energy and Carbon Manager | South West Water

JRP were easy to work with and their pragmatic approach to the project was critical to the development of the submission and validation of our SBTs.

Kate Gallacher, Sustainability Officer | Scottish Leather Group

I have been very impressed by the quality of JRP’s work for the University of Oxford, right from the start. All the energy survey reports have been of high quality and tailored to our specific requirements. Many of the recommendations were not identified in previous surveys. JRP is not afraid to ask difficult questions and challenge the status quo. I have worked with and for energy consultancies for more than 20 years and the quality of JRP’s work is some of the best I have seen.

Philip Pike, Energy Manager | University of Oxford

From the outset, JRP provided a clear direction to us. It was beneficial to gain insight from the non-vehicle manufacturing sector and expert knowledge of the FM sector in particular. Throughout the process, JRP has been a guiding hand but who has also listened to our concerns and questions and provided patient answers to our many questions.

Christine Cooke, Senior Manager | Toyota Motor Manufacturing

We have achieved over 20% energy savings over the last 12 months and no doubt the training was a contributing factor towards this. I am sure that people are much more energy aware than they were before the training and I would recommend anyone who hasn’t done this sort of training to seriously consider it.

Andrew Smith, Property and Energy Manager | Numatic International

The skill and knowledge that was brought to bear demonstrated a level of sure-footedness that was reassuring. The breadth and quality of the work delivered was exactly what we required.

Ola Bankole, Head of Sustainability | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

JRP delivered a comprehensive suite of audits that has really helped to us to improve energy efficiency and reduce costs across our sites. The opportunities identified were used as a platform to enhance our decarbonisation strategy, providing transparency on the technologies available now. JRP’s consultants were friendly, knowledgeable and professional at all times.

Nigel Pounder, Asset Manager | Greencore

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