Greenzone is your trusted partner in delivering reliable and environmentally friendly Total Waste Management services to businesses throughout the UK.
We are always committed to finding the right solution customised to your business requirements, ensuring both efficiency and sustainability.
We are different from other large waste operators Because we don’t run our own waste facilities or have a fleet of vehicles, we partner with suppliers who align with our company values and who we trust to carry out the physical collection and processing of our customers waste streams. This completely eliminates the need for our customers to deal with multiple suppliers, saving valuable time and money.
Our values
We fully embrace new ideas and challenge old practises to find the very best solutions for our customers. Our family principles and values on which we were founded still run through our core, we focus on the BASICS first and foremost.
Balance
We strive for balance in our business, it is the key to a profitable, resilient, and happy business.
Agility
The flexibility of our business model means we can tailor our approach accordingly and deliver the right level of service at the right time for our customers.
Sustainability
It is at the heart of everything we do, it is our job to ensure that we are investing in our people, the communities we touch and the environment.
Integrity
Every relationship is built on a foundation of trust, honesty, and transparency. Behaving with integrity is what makes us who we are.
Curiosity
We embrace a culture of learning and exploring. By remaining curious we are always innovating and finding the best solutions to deliver our services.
Simplicity
Waste management is highly regulated and can be complicated. We keep it simple by communicating clearly and cutting through industry jargon.
Who are we?
Established in 2007 our senior management team have over 50 years combined experience in the waste industry. We fully embrace new ideas and challenge old practices to find the very best solutions for our customers, suppliers and people.
2007 – Established
Greenzone was established as a dynamic sustainable solutions waste management provider in Newark, Nottinghamshire.
2012 – Won Green Apple Award
Greenzone won the Silver Environmental Award for innovative work within the Health Sector
2013 – Gained SafeContractor accreditation
SafeContractor is a contractor accreditation that demonstrates our commitment to health & safety, sustainability and ESG and the partners we select to work with.
2016 – Opened Eatzone staff restaurant at Corner House
Our in-house cafe is subsidised by Greenzone and provides homemade weekly specials, cakes and soups as well as breakfasts and lunches.
Eatzone and Chillzone are available to all staff to use at break times, to encourage everyone to move away from their workstations benefiting health and wellbeing.
2017 – Expanded to International House – our 2nd Greenzone site
Due to increasing demand for our services and company growth we expanded at the International House site.
2017 – Celebrated our 10th Anniversary
Celebrated with a summer garden party for staff, partners and customers
2018 – Became a CIWM Affiliate organisation
By becoming CWIM affiliate organisation, we are demonstrating our commitment to sustainable resource management by signing up to the CWIM organisation Code of Conduct.
2018 – Won Green Apple Award
Greenzone won the Environmental Award for Innovative and Inspiring Environmental Programme
2019 – Gained ISO 9001 and 14001 Certifications
ISO 9001 is an international certification standard that sets out the criteria for a quality management system. It provides guidance for businesses looking to ensure their products and services consistently meet quality requirements.
ISO 14001 is the principle management system standard which specifies the requirements for the formulation and maintenance of an EMS. This helps to control environmental aspects, reduce impacts and ensure legal compliance.
2020 – Launch the customer portal Customerzone
Greenzone launched its’ Customerzone portal giving customers their account information in one place which is accessible 24/7 keeping them up to date with all waste and recycling services.
2020 – Won Green Apple Award
Greenzone won the Green Apple Environmental Best Practice – Retail Champion
2021 – Became members of the Slave Free Alliance
We joined the Slave Free Alliance demonstrating our commitment to ending modern slavery and we value the support it offers to the waste industry.
2021 – Won Sodexo’s SME Supplier of the Year
Proud winners of Sodexo’s 2021 SME supplier of the Year
2021 – Won Waste to Zero Award
Greenzone won Best Recycling Project and Best Communication and Stakeholder Engagement & Highly Commended for Best Waste Management Project
2022 – Became a Real Living Wage Employer
Greenzone are committed to ensuring that every employee earns a real living wage.
2022 – Won a Green Apple Award
Greenzone won the Environmental Award – Waste Management Sustainability Bronze Winner
2022 – Joined the Tree-Nation forest planting sustainability initiative
Tree-Nation aims to reforest the world and fight climate change by planting trees across the planet. Greenzone’s partnership with them funds trees to be planted each month on behalf of our customers and us.
2023 – Won: National Recycling Award with Aramark – for Partnership Excellence
Greenzone won the National Recycling Awards – Partnership Excellence Award for our project: ‘The Ministry Of Defence’s delivery of the Greening Government Commitments”.
2023 – Gained ISO 27001 and 45001 Certifications
ISO 27001 certification enlists internationally accepted standards for establishing Information security Management System (ISMS) in our business.
ISO 45001 is an international standard that specifies requirements for an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system. It provides a framework for organisations to manage risks and improve OH&S performance.
2023 – Gained Armed Forces Covenant Bronze Membership
The Covenant supports serving personnel, service leavers, veterans, and their families and is fulfilled by groups that have committed to making a difference
2023 – Help @ Hand staff support app launched
The Help@Hand app offers health and wellbeing support and everyday lifestyle assistance all in one app available for all staff
2024 – Gained Constructionline Gold membership
Being awarded this membership is a promise to our customers that we meet the PAS 91 and Common Assessment Standard and pre-qualification across core modules required by the public and private sector.
2024 – Second place – Net Zero and Resource Efficiency Award
The Sanctuary Awards have been recognising outstanding sustainability and conservation efforts across the MOD since 1991. Greenzone was awarded joint 2nd place.
2024 – Partnered with Carma UK veteran tree plating sustainability inititiave
Carma creates tree-planting events & offer subscriptions promoting commerce that boosts both environmental and social wellbeing.
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