 As featured in South West Business Insider Magazine.
Axe Skips in Axminster is a family run business, which started in 1984. The owners James and Karen Bostock have recently made a significant investment in recycling the waste that is brought into their yard, by sorting suitable materials and shredding what they can, with the potential for creating Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF). The company has set itself a target of ultimately sending zero to landfill. Karen said: “Waste from the building trade presents a big challenge for us. Products such as wood, plasterboard, uPVC and metals unfortunately cannot be recycled at the moment. "Consequently, we have just invested in a large shredding machine which breaks down a lot of these and as a result we have already reduced our landfill by two 40 yard bin collections a week. “We are now looking into making waste into RDF, using biodegradable material and plastics. Any paper generated is shredded and used as horse bedding and we are currently recycling about 86% of the waste brought into the yard. We are investing in our own sustainable transport which has already resulted in cutting down on the mileage of the larger bins we fill with recyclable waste.”
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