96% of Our Waste Never Reaches Landfill
If your clients or auditors are asking how waste from your site is managed, you need a contractor who can show you - not just reassure you. This is what happens to waste when Medlec Group finishes a job.
We use a dedicated waste management partner
All waste from Medlec job sites goes through Skip It London, our waste management partner. When they collect from a site, they produce a detailed breakdown of how that waste has been processed, how much was recycled, how it was sorted, and where it went. We receive that report every month.
Every month, we can see the numbers
The monthly breakdown from Skip It shows us our recycling rates over time. Our operations team holds these records and reviews them regularly. It keeps us accountable, and it gives our clients something tangible if they ever need to demonstrate how their site waste has been handled, which, for businesses in hospitality, retail and commercial property, is increasingly relevant.
Between January and June this year, 96% of the waste we removed from client sites was diverted from landfill.
Just over 92% was recycled outright, with a further 4% recovered as energy rather than sent to landfill. That's close to 21 tonnes of waste redirected away from landfill in five months.
Some materials cleared 100%. Cardboard, carpet, green waste, hardcore, mattresses, mixed metal, paper and plasterboard were all fully recycled. Our largest waste stream by volume, made up largely of general mixed waste from site clearances, still hit 95%.
These figures come straight from Skip It's tracking reports, not estimates or targets we're aiming for.
The numbers so far in 2026
96% of waste diverted from landfill overall, across the first half of 2026
20.77 tonnes diverted from landfill in five months
8 out of 11 material types hit 100% recycled, including cardboard, carpet, green waste, hardcore, mattresses, mixed metal, paper and plasterboard
Our biggest waste stream by volume, general mixed waste, made up almost three-quarters of everything removed from site, and still hit 95% recycled
Hazardous materials are handled by specialists
Not everything can go through standard waste collection. For hazardous materials, such as asbestos, we work with Erith, specialists in hazardous waste removal. Work like this requires specific qualifications, the right equipment and clearly defined disposal routes.
Electrical waste follows WEEE regulations
Our electrical teams follow WEEE regulations (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) for everything removed during installation and maintenance work. Fluorescent tubes, circuit boards, cables, batteries - each has a specific disposal route, and our teams know what those are.
It's a legal requirement, but it's also just the right way to work.
ISO 14001 - what it means in practice
ISO 14001 sets the standard for environmental management. Achieving it means having solid systems in place. Maintaining it means our systems are being used and reviewed. Our monthly waste reports, our partnerships with Skip It and Erith, and our WEEE compliance all feed into that accreditation.
If you need a maintenance contractor whose environmental compliance will hold up under scrutiny, call us 0333 344 5949 or get in touch for a free quote.
