Air Filters
Westbury’s high quality air filters perform a vital role in protecting building occupants and processes, trapping contaminants, ensuring cleaner air, & often delivering significant energy savings. But what happens when these filters reach the end of their service life?
Why Used Filters Pose a Problem
Used filters aren’t your typical household waste. After all, the filter collects all of the contamination that needs to be removed from the airstream and can often contain potentially harmful or hazardous residues.
Improper disposal isn’t just a health risk, it’s also a regulatory obligation.
As such, the business or individuals that are generating this waste must take responsibility to ensure that disposal is carried out safely, and this carries with it an obligation to ensure that the waste is passed to someone that is authorised to accept it.
This is where Westbury can assist. As part of our comprehensive range of site services, Westbury are licensed by the Environment Agency as a waste carrier and broker – which enables us to take care of responsible and safe filter waste disposal on your behalf.
How the Process Works
Collection – Used filters are gathered at the source by a dedicated team.
Transportation – They are transported under regulations governing controlled waste, by certified handlers, under license.
Sorting and Processing – Filters are sorted by type and dismantled if needed, to allow recovery of any recyclable materials.
Eco-Friendly Disposal – Non-recyclable materials are sent to licensed waste-to-energy plants, whereas recyclable elements are sorted for further processing and re-use. Wherever possible landfill is avoided.
Regulatory compliance is confirmed – Once the process is complete, a documentation trail is issued to the generator of the waste to prove the process has been completed correctly and so that records can be kept for auditing purposes.
The Benefits
Using a filter waste collection service helps:
Support regulatory compliance for businesses.
Reduce landfill waste by diverting toxic and bulky items.
Prevent pollution of water and soil from contamination.
Promote recycling of valuable materials like metals and contribute to the circular economy.
What to Look for in a Filter Waste Collection Provider
When choosing a service, consider the following:
- Licensing and certification – Are they compliant with local environmental regulations? Westbury are a certified & licensed upper tier waste carrier, broker and dealer.
- Recycling practices – Do they recover materials responsibly? Waste filters collected by Westbury are responsibly passed for appropriate processing, avoiding landfill.
- Reporting and documentation – Can they provide waste tracking for compliance? Westbury provide official paper-trails for all filter waste collections.
- Service scope – Do they handle your specific filter types? Bear in mind that some filters can contain hazardous contamination – which must be assessed and disposed of appropriately.
Want to learn more or schedule a pickup? Contact Westbury and take a step toward cleaner, greener practices today.
Tel. 01282 459744
sales@westbury.group
