BUSINESSES are being urged to reduce the amount of waste they produce, to help their bank balance as well as the environment.

The new Eliminate initiative run by the Environmental Management Services Team at Groundwork Blackburn, is a pilot scheme to help companies cut expensive waste disposal bills by adopting environmentally friendly practices, which was launched at Philips Components new landfill site, at Close Brow Quarry, Rishton.

During the pilot scheme, 20 East Lancashire companies will be given advice and assistance with waste auditing and monitoring to help both reduce the amount of waste they produce and develop alternative ways of dealing with it.

Eliminate will also help companies ensure they are meeting the requirements of new waste legislation.

The project is supported by grants from the European Regional Development Fund and the Environment Agency.

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