The UK Government made multiple pledges at COP26, and whether they fulfill these or not, the great news is:

Your Net Zero journey begins today

The path to going green looks different for every business but there are steps almost every company can take to reduce carbon emissions.

As well as initiatives, here are some other ways to get started:

· Installing energy saving light bulbs

· Switching to electric vehicles (no new fossil-fuel cars will be sold after 2030)

· Eco-friendly packaging

· Working with sustainable suppliers

· Insulating buildings

· Monitor energy and water use

· Install renewable electricity or heating

· Working with a reputable waste management company

The pledges made at COP26 can appear overwhelming at a glance, but the reality is that there are lots of benefits to working towards net zero.

Every business has a role to play. What does yours look like?

Chambers is delighted to be able to support the recent fundraising efforts for Lucy Johnston to receive life changing SDR surgery to give her the chance to walk.

Lucy was born with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy, and as a result is wheelchair dependent. With the surgery costing in excess of £50,000 the family are raising funds to give Lucy the same treatment her twin brother has received to great success.

Lucy is the happiest child around, her laugh is infectious, and she makes everyone she meets smile. The family are raising funds to help give Lucy the opportunity to live her life to the absolute fullest and make that smile a little bit bigger!

Chambers donated £5,000 to this special cause.

The Tree of Hope

Tree of Hope is the crowdfunding charity that helps children and young people with a disability or illness by supporting their families to raise the money they need to pay for specialist care that is not freely available through the UK healthcare system.

Children with healthcare needs can often benefit from a range of therapies and treatments, not necessarily available via state provision. Tree of Hope supports families to fundraise towards these costs, safe in the knowledge they are working with a registered charity to maximise their fundraising opportunities and get support and help from us every step of the way.

To make a direct donation to Lucy’s appeal click here

For more details on how you can support Tree of Hope please visit: Tree of Hope

From skip and grab hire to trade and waste recycling, we offer a truckload of services that can save you time and help you reach targets.

Take a quick look at the list below and get in touch to tell us what you need.

Trade waste and recycling

Whatever the size of your business, we’ll collect and responsibly dispose of your waste and recycling, so you can focus on the project at hand.
Our range of containers and services include:
• Simple bag collection
• Small-wheeled containers
• REL (rear end loaders) containers

Construction

As well as providing a wide range of high-quality building materials, you can also save valuable time by leaving the coordination of your construction waste management to us.
You can count on us to recycle up to 98% of your construction waste.
We’re dedicated to saving you time and helping you achieve your waste and recycling targets, so don’t forget to take advantage of our free waste audit.
Aggregates
Need to stock up on supplies? Top-of-the-range washed and recycled aggregates are just a stone’s throw away at our soil washing and recycling facility in Runfold.
Our full range includes:
• Washed recycled sands
• Washed recycled aggregates and ballast
• Soils/sub base/capping materials
• Primary aggregates

Ready-mixed concrete

We can deliver ready-mixed concrete directly to your site.
Our volumetric mixers store raw materials separately and mix them on-site, allowing you to:
• Order the exact type of concrete you require
• Estimate the amount you’ll need
• Only pay for what you use

Grab hire

Dealing with huge amounts of inert or waste materials? Our grab hire service could be the cost-saving solution.
Grab lorries load directly from the ground so you can simply leave your waste in a pile, and we’ll collect it at a time that suits you.

RORO and Skip Hire

The new year can bring renovations, home clear outs, and new construction projects. Whether it’s for domestic or commercial use, we’ve got a budget-friendly solution that’s perfect for the job.
Ideal for large amounts of waste, RORO (roll-on-roll-off) containers can be hired as and when you need them, supplied on demand, or permanently left on-site.
As with many of our services, prices are based on the amount of waste we collect.
If you require something smaller, we have 5 skip sizes available for hire:
• 4 cubic yard
• 6 cubic yard
• 8 cubic yard
• 10 cubic yard
• 12 cubic yard

Up to 98% of the materials recovered from a domestic skip are recycled at our recovery facility in Slyfield, making it the most sustainable way of removing waste.

Portable toilet hire

Managing a busy construction site?
Complete with hand basins, toilet paper and soap, you can rely on us to deliver space-saving toilet facilities with speedy delivery.

“Many thanks for all your help. It’s so nice to have a company that just gets things sorted.”
– Charlotte Hargreaves, Porsche Centre Guildford

Contact us today to find out more about any of our services.

Check out our Christmas opening hours for Guildford, Aldershot and Runfold sites. We would like to thank you for your continued custom and support during 2021 and wish all our customers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Kickstart your career with Chambers and become a qualified HGV driver.
The Chambers Group are offering fully funded courses to achieve HGV Category C licence.  If successful in your application you will be employed in another role within the Company whilst you achieve a full licence.

Training includes:
– LGV Medical and provisional application
– Theory test preparation
– Classroom based training
– HGV driver training

All you need is a clean car driving license. Interested? To be considered please email lynn.theobald@chambers-group.co.uk. with your location and a copy of your latest CV.

We are delighted to once again sponsor the Greatest Hits Radio Mission Christmas appeal. This is our 5th year sponsoring the event and one that we are always happy to support.

Greatest Hits Radio supports the Cash for Kids charity who’s mission it is to improve the lives of disadvantaged children and young people across the UK who are affected by poverty, illness, neglect or have additional needs.

The Mission Christmas appeal

Here’s how you can help:

Buy an extra gift for Mission Christmas if you can, and Cash for Kids will make sure that it gets to a disadvantaged child so they’ll wake up to something under the tree on Christmas morning. All gifts should be new and unwrapped, and you can take them to drop-off points across the UK. Find your nearest drop-off location here.You can also give gifts online, donate cash online, by text or register your support and fundraise!

Gift voucher applications are now open for organisations supporting families.

Thank you for helping the children that need it most this Christmas.

How businesses, schools, and households are upping their recycling efforts (and why we should all strive to do more).

Climate change. We hear about it everywhere and it’s brilliant to see how many of us are keen to “go green”.

The world is waking up to the importance of taking action and it’s no secret that recycling is one of the best (and easiest) ways to do just that. Recycling can be integrated into everyday life to save energy, minimise CO2 emissions from landfills, and reduce deforestation – all minimising environmental impact.

In fact, according to a study conducted by the Bureau of International Recycling, global recycling can save over 700 million tonnes in CO2 emissions in just one year – the same amount generated by the aviation industry in the same timeframe. It’s fantastic to see people coming together to step up their recycling efforts and play their part in protecting the planet.

Here are some of the ways they are helping and you can too.

Initiatives such as Global Recycling Day and movements like the Extinction Rebellion highlight the urgent need for action against climate change, and allow anyone and everyone to get involved in the cause to raise awareness both locally and globally.

In the UK, this has helped our commitment to recycling continue to grow. 93% of us now agree that everyone has a responsibility to help clean up the environment – a higher percentage than ever before.

Collectively, we can raise more awareness and our recycling efforts can have a bigger impact.

Do you shop for recycled products where possible?

When retailers use recycled materials in the manufacturing process, it directly prevents the depletion of natural resources and greenhouse gas-producing fossil fuels which are used in the making of many everyday materials.

Did you also know?

Producing items from recycled plastic instead of raw materials reduces energy and emissions by over 50%.

For other recyclable materials like paper and aluminium, this rises to between 75 and 80%.

Another way to improve your shopping habits is to take your rubbish to in-store recycling points and shop at zero-waste supermarkets. By introducing these programs, retailers are making recycling easier than ever and helping customers shop more sustainably.

But while it’s great to see manufacturers promoting energy efficiency, there’s still a long way to go. By opting for recycled or zero-waste products as much as possible moving forward, we can collectively contribute to a rise in demand, which will undoubtedly make a big difference to suppliers’ priorities.

Schools and workplaces are incorporating visual prompts for staff and pupils, and dedicating lessons and meetings to raising recycling awareness. These encourage everyone to be proactive in their everyday recycling decisions. Feel like more needs to be done at your place of work? Consider leading by example – you can do this without even trying.

Research has found that when one person makes a sustainable change, others copy.

Someone is much more likely to make more of an effort to recycle if they work in an office where their colleagues are already helping to make a difference. When we see our peers behaving in a certain way, we feel more compelled to take the same actions. That’s why raising recycling awareness in schools and the workplace is so beneficial.

A report by WRAP, published in July of this year, showed that over half of UK households have recycled more in the last year than ever before.

This includes the disposal of recyclable items that were previously regularly placed in general rubbish containers, and those that were switched to from non-recyclable alternatives. If you’re keen to step up your recycling efforts, one of the quickest ways to do this is to ensure that you too are recycling consistently and correctly at home (and work) to keep waste out of landfills.

Every year, we produce 26 million tonnes of waste in the UK alone. A huge 14 million tons of that ends up in landfill while just 12 million tonnes are recycled. This gives us an average recycling rate of 45%. Why isn’t it all recycled? Well, putting the wrong materials in recycling bins can result in an entire container being deemed as landfill waste rather than recycling.

Our aim should be to send as little waste to landfill as possible, so check labels and make sure you know exactly what can and can’t be recycled in your local area.

Preventing climate change is a monumental task. And while much of the focus remains on big contributors such as cars and planes, recycling should not be overlooked. Our small actions are key in making big changes.

But there’s still much more to do. Despite improving our recycling efforts, a whopping 80% of the things we throw away could be recycled instead. It’s time to brush up on your knowledge, spread awareness, and help where you can.

The fight to save our planet is one that needs action right now and together, we can make a real difference.

So, are you ready to up your recycling game?

Do you know your recyclable waste from your residual waste? Your wheelie-bin from your compaction baler?

Whether it’s at work or at home, you likely deal with waste management terms, services and regulations in one way or another – either in contracts and invoices or on products and packaging.

But with so many of these to wrap your head around, keeping up with the latest lingo can be really difficult.

Below is a complete A-Z list of the most commonly used industry terms (including the biggest head-scratchers) so you can finally feel clear and confident when it comes to waste-related jargon.

Biodegradable waste – Organic substances that are broken down by enzymes from living organisms. Materials generally include green waste, food waste and biodegradable plastics.

Bulky waste – Large furniture and household appliances that саn’t be put in regular collection bins.

Chemical waste – Items or substances containing harmful chemicals such as batteries and solvents.

Commercial waste – Rubbish produced by businesses such as factories, offices and retail companies.

Construction & Demolition waste (C&D) – Materials including concrete, wood, metal and brick.

Disposable – Items and packaging designed for single use. Common items include plastic cutlery, coffee cups and plastic bags.

Dry Mixed Recycling (DMR) – Dry recyclables (plastic, paper, glass, cardboard) that are collected in the same container.

Ferrous metal – Metals containing iron such as including steel or lead.

Food waste – Discarded food frоm domestic and commercial kіtсhеnѕ.

Green waste – Waste from gardens, including leaves, grass and branches.

General waste – Household and business materials such as plastics and food waste that cannot be recycled.

Hazardous waste – Materials or substances that are harmful to humans or the environment. Specialist disposal from a licenced hazardous waste carrier should be sought to dispose of it.

High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) – A thermoplastic polymer used to make many cleaning and beauty containers. HDPE is marked with the number 2 inside a triangle and is recyclable.

Industrial waste – Rubbish rendered useless during manufacturing or industrial processes. Types include scrap metal and concrete.

Міхеd wаѕte – is exactly that. A mixture of different types of waste.

Non-ferrous metal – Metals that do not contain iron such as copper, brass and aluminium.

Organic waste – A material that comes from either a plant or animal and is biodegradable.

Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) – A polymer from the polyester family, commonly used for clothing and fizzy drink bottles.

Polymer – A substance or material consisting of very large molecules, composed of many of the same subunits. Plastics and rubber are made of polymer.

Polypropylene (PP) – A type of polymer commonly used for food containers.

Recyclables – Itеmѕ thаt саn bе made into nеw рrоduсtѕ. Тhе mоѕt соmmоn rесусlаblе mаtеrіаlѕ аrе: рареr, glass, cardboard, aluminium аnd some рlаѕtісѕ.

Residual waste – Non-hazardous waste material from households and businesses that cannot be reused or recycled.

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) – Waste electricals such as televisions, computers and kitchen appliances. WEEE requires specialist disposal.

Collection – When rubbish is loaded onto a waste collection truck and transported to a transfer facility

Compaction Baler – Machinery that compacts waste into cubes of recycled material.

Compactor – Machinery designed to crush waste and reduce the amount of space it takes up.

Drums – Waste containers that segregate hazardous waste.

Front end loader – A container used by businesses for bulky, light waste.

Grab hire – Commonly utilised on construction sites and house refurbishments, grab hire trucks can hold large amounts of waste materials.

Kerbside collection – A dоmеѕtіс rubbіѕh соllесtіоn ѕеrvісе for general waste and recycling.

Muck away – The removal of waste materials from construction sites during earthwork operations.

Rear-end loader – A waste collection vehicle that collects rubbish by tipping the container over the rear of the vehicle.

Recovery – The process of diverting waste materials from landfill by using waste materials to perform a function instead of non-waste materials.

RORO – A large vehicle that uses rollers to load and unload containers.

Skip – A container often used to hold construction and demolition waste.

Transfer station – A building used to deposit waste before loading it onto larger vehicles, which then transport it to the site of disposal or treatment.

Waste Audit – Evaluates all aspects of a company’s waste management process from collection, sorting and treatment through to recycling, reprocessing and disposal. A tailored solution is created for the company to ensure all their obligations are met.

Waste safe – A lockable container designed to handle hazardous materials.

Waste stream – The flow of waste from residential or industrial areas through to final disposal.

Wheelie bin – A wheeled waste container.

But first, you’ll need to familiarise yourself with key terms and what they mean…

Energy from Waste (EfW) – The process of creating energy in the form of electricity or heat from incinerated waste materials.

Fly-tipping – The illegal disposal of any waste onto land that does not have a licence to accept it, such as public highways, footpaths or private property.

Green energy – Energy produced from a non-polluting source such as wind turbines or solar panels.

Incineration – Thermal treatment of waste with or without the recovery of the combustion heat generated.

Landfill – Used for the disposal оf unrecyclable waste аnd rеfuѕе where no other waste process can be utilised. Wаѕtе іѕ burіеd іn ехсаvаtеd ріtѕ, whісh аrе uѕuаllу соvеrеd wіth ѕоіl once full.

Material Recycling Facility (MRF) – A facility that receives, separates and prepares recyclable materials.

Recycling – Тhе рrосеѕѕ оf turning uѕеd mаtеrіаlѕ іntо nеw рrоduсtѕ іn оrdеr tо рrеvеnt thе wаѕtе оf raw materials.

Refuse derived fuel (RDF) – A fuel produced from various types of domestic and business waste.

Carbon footprint – A measurement of all greenhouse gases an individual or business produces. The amount is measured in units of tons or carbon dioxide equivalent.

Diversion rate – The amount of waste materials diverted from landfill.

Duty of Care – Anyone who produces, imports, stores, transports, treats or disposes of waste must ensure that the waste is managed properly.

Environment Agency (EA) – Responsible for the protection and enhancement of the environment in England.

Environmental Protection Act – Deals with issues relating to waste on land, defining all aspects of waste management. The act places a duty on local authorities to collect waste.

Landfill tax – An environmental tax paid on top of standard landfill rates, existing to encourage environmentally friendly waste treatment alternatives.

Resources recovery facility – A facility that reclaims energy from solid waste.

Sustainability – Avoiding the unnecessary overuse of natural resources in an effort to protect the ecological balance.

Waste hierarchy – A framework for managing waste. In order of priority, it exists to encourage the prevention of waste, re-using, recycling and other recovery and as a last resort, disposal.

Waste transfer note (WTN) – A legal document that ensures waste is traced from production to disposal. It must be completed when waste is transferred from one party to another.

Now that you’re all clued up on the most common industry terms, you know the best ways to handle your waste and recycling.

Want to manage your waste more effectively? You can count on us to offer a complete solution covering all your waste and recycling needs. Call us on 01483 504595 to find out more about any of our services.

It was a welcomed return for the annual Guildford Sunrise Walk to raise much needed funds for families supported by Shooting Stars Children’s Hospices.

Setting off from the University of Law, Guildford at 6.30am the walkers took two routes, a 10km and 20km, through Surrey’s most beautiful countryside, including the picturesque sights of the North Downs Way, Loseley Park and St Martha’s Hill.

Chambers were thrilled to be able to support this important event by providing 20 portaloos along the walk to ensure those participating could spend a penny in comfort!

Shooting Stars Children’s Hospices is the leading charity caring for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions, and their families. It costs £8.8million a year to maintain care provided by the charity with only 8% of that income provided by government funding. As a charity close to Chambers heart we welcomed the opportunity to offer our support through donating our services and donating directly to the cause.

The event raised a commendable £33,000 towards much needed services. We look forward to providing our services again at the 2022 walk.

For more details on how you can support Shooting Stars please visit

Chambers was honoured to be part of the annual Grundon Waste & Greenshields JCB Charity Clay Shoot hosted by Greenshields JCB in support of Child Bereavement UK. The event was held at the prestigious EJ Churchill shooting ground in High Wycombe, with many key industry professionals in attendance.

A long-time supporter of Child Bereavement UK, Chambers recognises and champions the important work of the charity and the support it offers during the most difficult of times. Child Bereavement UK supports families and educates professionals when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying, or when a child is facing bereavement.

The specially designed shooting layout of 7 different flurry stands saw 14 teams made up of 5 guests compete for the overall champion’s cup. The charity auction held during the event also raised a staggering £30,000 with Chambers donating a full day hospitality at the up and coming Goodwood Revival.

Chambers are also the proud owners of the Champions Cup that sits pride of place in our Runfold office!

A wonderful event that Chambers will continue to support for many years to come.