Paper Recycling

Wayst delivers a range of professional paper recycling solutions that deal with all types of paper you may have in your home or workplace, including the secure handling of confidential documents.

It is vital that we divert as much waste as possible from landfill sites, and proper paper recycling is one of the best ways to do this. Our experienced paper recycling partners are able to deal with all kinds of paper waste, including cardboard, fiber cores, magazines, tissues, books, sensitive documents, and mixed paper.

At Wayst, we envision a regenerative and circular economy - one which states we must see and treat waste as a valuable resource. Paper is a material that is able to be recycled multiple times over and over, and in recycling it properly - we can reach the maximum efficiency in this. Our qualified paper recycling partners are vetted in their services, with expertise that allows them to deliver efficient, bespoke paper recycling services that complements any kind of production of paper waste in your home or place of work.

We have over ten years of experience in proper paper recycling services, so we know the legislation and what to look for when hiring professional and compliant paper recycling partners that carry out safe collections of all types of paper waste of any grade and quality. Your paper waste needs to be gathered and stored separately from other waste streams to avoid contamination that can make the paper waste unsuitable for recycling.

There are five different standardised and industry-recognised grades of paper for recycling:

- Grade 1: Ordinary grade paper waste consisting of mixed papers and boards, unsorted but with all unusable materials and contaminants removed.
- Grade 2: Medium grade paper waste consisting of newspapers and sorted office papers.
- Grade 3: High grade paper waste consisting of mixed coloured printed paper shavings and woodfree binders.
- Grade 4: Kraft grade paper waste consisting of corrugated material and kraft sacks.
- Grade 5: Special grade paper waste consisting of mixed paper and cardboard, and mixed packaging.

We can either help to make sure you can separate your paper waste properly by yourself, or our helpful paper recycling service providers can sort through your paper waste on your behalf and guarantee there are no contaminants contained within before it is securely transported to the recycling facility.

When recycling your paper, you may have confidential documents mixed in with your paper waste as well. The compliant and reliable paper recycling specialists at Wayst manage the disposal of your confidential information with care and security, and provide you with complete traceability of the entire process. When our partners collect your paper waste, they will check for any confidential documents and papers if not marked by you, and will separate it from the rest of the waste for shredding. At the paper recycling facility, any confidential documents will first be shredded to ensure the complete destruction of any sensitive information you do not want to get into the wrong hands. The shreddings are then sent for recycling along with the rest of your paper waste.

We work with accredited paper recycling facilities that can deliver an efficient recycling service for all kinds of paper waste, with various reliable methods of achieving a high quality final recycled paper product. After it is carefully sorted and any confidential documents are shredded, your paper waste will be turned into a fibrous pulp - which helps in removing any remaining non-fibrous contaminants like staples, plastic, and glass. The fibres in the pulp are gradually cleaned and filtered/screened several times with special screening equipment to remove any remaining contaminants such as globs of glue. To increase the purity of the recycled paper product at the end of the process, any paper with ink printed on it is taken through a de-inking process which involves the combination of shredding and adding chemicals to purify it. The paper is first dissolved in water and separated from the non-fibrous impurities, this allows any ink to be removed and separated from the paper and the fibres are then bleached. The final stage of the recycling process is cleaning the paper pulp and pressing it into a pure, new recycled paper product.

Do you need help with paper recycling? We are here to organise it for you.

When taking part in paper recycling to reduce your environmental impact and preserve ecosystems, it is important to consider the potential risks involved when choosing an unauthorised company to manage the process on your behalf. The health and safety of you and everyone involved is at risk throughout the process when not done properly - especially during the collection stage where there are possible implications from the handling of large, heavy volumes of paper waste that must be maneuvered carefully and properly onto the transport vehicle. Our experienced paper recycling specialists comply with comprehensive health and safety protocols to keep you and everyone involved safe. Likewise, in choosing a reliable paper recycling specialist you mitigate the risks paper waste can have to the environment as well - when not properly recycled and in large quantities that stack up, you can have detrimental effects on the environment such as promoting the emission of greenhouse gases from landfill. Alongside this, if your waste is found illegally fly-tipped by an unauthorised service provider, you will be liable to large fines and potentially even conviction. Wayst is here for you, we cover all of your bases in delivering a reliable and compliant paper recycling service, saving you the stress and energy of having to find the right service provider or even doing it yourself.

Some of your discarded paper waste may contain personal data and other confidential information that are common to crimes like fraud if leaked as well - which is very possible through unethical and unqualified paper recycling companies that you need to be careful of. At Wayst, our mission is to evolve the waste industry into one that has the customer and the environment at heart, so we thoroughly audit our paper recycling partners to make sure they are compliant and professional throughout the delivery of their services. Any confidential information in your paper waste will be carefully separated and shredded before going to recycling with the rest of the paper waste. At the end of the process you will receive certificates of destruction along with completed Waste Transfer Notes documenting where your sensitive data has gone and how it has been completely destroyed in the process, granting you the benefit of complete traceability and transparency from start to finish of your paper recycling service from Wayst.

There are a range of paper recycling services available from Wayst that cover the multitude of forms that recyclable paper comes in. We go the extra mile in ensuring that you have all of the possible and necessary information needed to make informed decisions at every stage of your paper recycling service. We focus on clarity and transparency, detailing all aspects of the service on both your end and what happens once your recyclable paper waste leaves your premises. A product of this is ensuring you have a smooth transaction process as well - the friendly customer service team at Wayst are here to answer all of your questions and concerns, as well as address any special paper recycling requirements you may have as well. We save you time, stress, and money whilst having a positive impact on the environment in the paper recycling services available from all of our vetted paper recycling experts.

We work closely with qualified paper recycling service providers to ensure they carry out collections of your paper waste that deliver professionalism and efficiency at every step of the process. Paired with this, we provide proper and sustainable solutions to recycling all kinds of paper waste you may have - with a method designed for each kind at the ready, like cardboard and confidential documents. Your paper waste, in any volume, is safely collected and transported securely to a disposal facility for recycling, and this entire process is fully documented on completed Waste Transfer Notes, certificates of destruction, and inventory reports to provide full traceability in the disposal of any sensitive confidential information mixed in with your paper waste. All shreddings from the destruction of your paper waste are put back in with the rest of the recyclable paper to be disposed of with the rest, making sure there is no material wasted.

The paper recycling experts at Wayst are fully equipped to deal with any and all risks involved throughout the paper recycling process. We have over a decade of experience carrying out proper paper recycling services ourselves, so we can combat them before they even arise - allowing you to take comfort in knowing your recyclable paper waste is proper managed on your behalf whilst providing full compliance with legislation and regulations from start to finish.

If you would like to know more about paper recycling services from Wayst, please get in touch and a friendly customer service representative will be happy to assist you. With fast turnaround times and flexible services for any type and volume of paper waste from all kinds of premises, we guarantee all of your bases will be covered in choosing a professional paper recycling service from Wayst.