www.bagnallandmorris.com 110 Bishopsgate
The Client
110 Bishopsgate is the tallest building in the City of London financial district and the third tallest in
Greater London. It has 35 floors of office space, three restaurants and uses photovoltaics to generate
renewable energy.
As the preferred supplier of Cushman & Wakefield, B&M were invited to work with 110 Bishopsgate
after offering a total waste management solution across all waste streams at the site.
The Project
B&M performed a full site audit and advised on improvements that could make the waste disposal
more efficient. It was found that the service area had 100 bins being emptied daily which caused
delays and took up a huge amount of space. With very little segregation taking place beforehand –
only the food waste from Sushi Samba, a tenant of the building, was segregated previously - this was
also a very expensive service.
B&M’s solution focused on segregation of recyclables, glass and food from general waste. We
installed two compactors on site which reduced the number of collections of general waste and mixed
recyclables. Food waste is collected three times per week and is sent to Anaerobic Digestion: this is a
more efficient, environmentally friendly solution than sending it to landfill, as the gas that is produced
is used to generate electricity and a fertiliser rich in nutrients.
B&M provided full equipment and segregation training for the building tenants and employees. The
increased understanding about what can be recycled has led to minimal contamination of waste. This
results in higher quality recyclables, as current legislation requires. Bespoke literature was also
provided in support of this so all tenants would find it easy to undertake the new recycling scheme.
Bespoke environmental reports are provided monthly which accurately measure recycling figures and
carbon savings in the form of car miles and trees saved.
B&M also introduced innovative new technologies into 110 Bishopsgate to increase efficiency and
monitoring of individual tenants. Industrial scales can measure the weights of each tenant’s waste
which allow Cushman & Wakefield to invoice them more accurately. The new equipment installed onsite – including balers and compactors – deliver good payloads when collected: this minimises the
number of collections and therefore carbon savings are maximised.
The Results
Working in partnership to implement this total waste management solution has
resulted in an 89% recycling figure for 110 Bishopsgate. In addition to this,
carbon savings equivalent to 17,000 car miles are achieved each month.
Wendy Mitchell, of B&M Waste Services, said: “We are delighted with the
success of our partnership with 110 Bishopsgate and Cushman & Wakefield.
The recycling results achieved are fantastic”.
Alex Hardingham, Facilities Manager at 110 Bishopsgate, said: “Working with
B&M Waste Services has improved our environmental performance as well as
assisting us in making the best use of the limited space in our service area.
“We have total confidence that we are receiving the best value service with a
reputable and recycling-focused supplier who understands the needs of our
business and act professionally to alleviate the worry out of our waste
management”.