Services
Environmental Consultancy
Some of the most experienced people in the waste and recycling industry sit inside our management team — we put that experience to work for our customers.
- Plain-English environmental auditing
- Built around current & forthcoming legislation
- Independent advice you can act on
100+ Years' Combined Experience
What's included
What the consultancy covers
Some of the most experienced people in the waste and recycling industry sit inside our management team — over 100 years of combined operational experience between the directors and senior managers, several of whom have owned and run recycling businesses of their own. Environmental consultancy is simply that experience made available on its own, rather than bundled into a collection contract.
Collection, sorting & transfer systems
Waste collection, sorting for recycling, and transfer systems — what's produced, where, and how it moves off site.
Strategy & policy
Waste management strategy and policy — targets, reporting, and the duty-of-care and compliance framework around them.
Treatment & disposal technology
Waste treatment and disposal technology, including site assessments — what equipment or infrastructure would pay for itself, and what wouldn't.
Plain-English auditing
We take a fresh, plain-English approach to environmental auditing, built to keep pace with current and forthcoming legislation.
Recommendations you can act on
The output is a set of practical recommendations in language a site manager and a finance director can both act on — not a compliance document that goes in a drawer.
Who it's for
Who this suits
Consultancy tends to be useful for:
- Multi-site operators — printers, retailers, distribution networks — wanting one consistent waste standard across sites
- Manufacturing and engineering businesses facing new packaging or waste reporting obligations
- Organisations preparing for a tender, an ISO audit or a customer sustainability review
- Government departments, universities and charities needing an independent view of value for money
We put decades of industry experience to work for our customers.
How it works
How an engagement works
Site visit
We start with a site visit and a look at your current waste data, contracts and container setup.
Review
We assess what's working, what's exposing you to cost or compliance risk, and what we'd change.
Report
You get practical recommendations in priority order, in plain English.
Your call
Implement it yourself, with your existing suppliers, or with us — the advice doesn't depend on you moving your collections to Pulp Friction.
FAQ
Common questions
Do I have to use Pulp Friction for collections afterwards?
No. The consultancy stands on its own. Plenty of the advice is about getting more out of the suppliers and equipment you already have.
We only have one small site — is this relevant?
It can be, if waste cost or compliance is taking up more of your time than it should. For a single small site it's often a short piece of work — a visit, a review of your contract and containers, and a few clear recommendations.
Can you help with forthcoming legislation specifically?
Yes — keeping pace with current and forthcoming legislation is the point of the service. We'll flag what's changing, when it takes effect, and what you'd need to do to stay ahead of it. To start, we'll need access to the site, your recent waste data or invoices, and copies of current waste contracts.