Follow packaging from delivery to collection
Observe several delivery cycles and record cardboard, film, pallets and other packaging separately. Note where unpacking happens and how the material reaches the collection area.
Ask which packaging the proposed recycler accepts and how it should be prepared. Discuss returnable transport packaging with suppliers rather than assuming it belongs in the store's waste service.
- Include seasonal or promotional deliveries
- Identify space used by empty packaging
- Confirm who moves packaging out of the stockroom
Treat damaged and unsold stock as products
Check supplier returns, inventory approval and any recall instructions before disposing of stock. Describe the actual products, including batteries, electronics, aerosols, chemicals or food, instead of requesting removal of unspecified mixed merchandise.
Ask which items need a separate route and what collection or destruction records your business requires. Do not present ordinary hauling as evidence that branded stock has been securely destroyed.
Coordinate shared storage and loading areas
In a shopping center or shared building, establish what the property manager supplies and what remains the retailer's responsibility. Check whether access to shared containers includes the waste streams you generate.
Describe delivery-bay bookings, vehicle restrictions, customer entrances and storage limits. Ask how collections can be adjusted around busy trading periods without assuming an extra pickup is available at short notice.
Separate seasonal peaks from store refits
Use a temporary increase in packaging volume to discuss revised capacity or frequency. For a refit, inventory shelving, displays, fixtures and building debris as a separate project with its own loading and disposal requirements.
Submit the location, delivery pattern, material list and access arrangements to Wasteonix for a manual quote when no price is displayed. Confirm the proposed service and charges before ending or changing an existing collection contract.
