Recycling and Sustainability
Recycling and Sustainability at Greenwich Movers
At Greenwich Movers, we treat every move as an opportunity to reduce waste and protect the environment. Our eco-friendly waste disposal and sustainable rubbish removal services are designed around recycling first, landfill last. Working in line with the approach of local boroughs to waste separation and re-use, we focus on responsible clearances, careful sorting, and low-carbon transport at every stage of your move.
Our Recycling Percentage Target
We have set a clear and ambitious recycling percentage target: to recycle or responsibly reuse at least 95 percent of all materials collected during moves and clearances. This target covers domestic house moves, office relocations, and one-off sustainable rubbish removal jobs across Greenwich and neighbouring areas.
To reach and maintain this 95 percent target, our teams:
Carefully separate reusable items such as furniture, electricals, and household goods during loading. Sort recyclable materials like cardboard, paper, metal, and hard plastics before they reach local transfer stations. Direct non-recyclable waste only to approved facilities after all other avenues have been exhausted.
We review our recycling performance regularly and update our working practices to reflect changes in local recycling rules, including any new waste streams accepted by borough recycling centres.
Eco-Friendly Waste Disposal Practices
Greenwich and surrounding boroughs promote a clear approach to waste separation: dry mixed recycling, food waste, garden waste, and residual rubbish are all handled differently. We mirror and support this system in our own eco-friendly waste disposal process so that what we collect from your home or office fits smoothly into local recycling infrastructure.
Our crews are trained to identify and separate:
Cardboard moving boxes and packing paper for recycling, with an emphasis on flattening and baling to reduce volume. Metals, including bed frames, shelving, and some appliances, for onward transfer to metal recycling facilities. Electrical items, where suitable, for reuse or specialist WEEE recycling channels. Clean wood, such as pallets and untreated furniture, for recycling or energy recovery projects.
By treating waste as a resource rather than rubbish, we help to keep valuable materials circulating within the local economy and away from landfill.
Use of Local Transfer Stations
To keep journeys short and emissions low, we work with licensed local transfer stations in and around Greenwich and nearby boroughs. These facilities are chosen for their strong recycling performance, transparent handling processes, and compliance with environmental regulations.
When our vans leave your property, materials are taken to the most appropriate local transfer station where they are weighed, sorted, and directed towards the correct recycling or recovery stream. This supports the wider borough strategy of prioritising recycling and ensures that our eco-friendly waste disposal activities are fully traceable and accountable.
Partnerships with Local Charities and Reuse Networks
A key part of our sustainable rubbish removal promise is to find new homes for items that still have life left in them. Before anything reusable is treated as waste, we look for opportunities to donate or pass it on.
We maintain partnerships with local charities and community reuse projects that accept:
Good-quality furniture such as sofas, tables, wardrobes, and beds, often for families in need or low-income households. Working electrical items, where safety-tested and approved for resale or redistribution. Household goods including kitchenware, bedding, and décor that can be sold in charity shops or offered through community schemes.
Our teams will identify items suitable for donation during the move or clearance and separate them out so they can be collected or dropped off efficiently. This reduces disposal costs, supports local causes, and minimises environmental impact.
Low-Carbon Vans and Smarter Routing
Transport is a major source of emissions in the moving industry, so our commitment to sustainability extends to the vehicles we use. Greenwich Movers operates a modern, low-carbon van fleet with a focus on cleaner engines and more efficient fuel use.
We continually upgrade vehicles to meet or exceed current emissions standards and plan to phase in more low- and zero-emission vehicles over time. To reduce unnecessary mileage, we:
Use route-planning tools to combine collections, deliveries, and eco-friendly waste disposal trips into the fewest possible journeys. Schedule visits to local transfer stations and charity partners in logical clusters. Encourage off-peak operations where feasible to reduce time spent idling in traffic.
This approach helps us cut the carbon footprint of each move while still providing a reliable and flexible service to customers across Greenwich and nearby boroughs.
Supporting Local Recycling Rules and Waste Separation
Each borough has specific guidance on what can be recycled, which bins to use, and how items need to be prepared. Our crews stay up to date with these rules so that our sustainable rubbish removal service supports, rather than disrupts, local systems.
Where possible, we help customers by:
Reusing strong boxes and packing materials for multiple moves before sending them for cardboard recycling. Advising on how to separate personal waste, such as food and glass, from items we collect during a clearance. Ensuring that hazardous or restricted items are isolated and passed to the correct licensed handlers.
By aligning our working methods with the local approach to waste separation, we make it easier for customers to stay compliant and eco-conscious during the stress of moving.
Our Ongoing Sustainability Commitment
Recycling and sustainability are not add-ons at Greenwich Movers; they are central to the way we plan every job. From our 95 percent recycling target to our partnerships with local transfer stations and charities, we aim to make eco-friendly waste disposal and sustainable rubbish removal the standard, not the exception.
As local recycling services evolve and low-carbon technology improves, we will continue to refine our processes, invest in cleaner vans, and expand our reuse networks. When you move with Greenwich Movers, you choose a team that looks after your belongings and the environment at the same time.
