Our Story

EcoDepo, originally called the ‘Waste Recycle Company’, was launched on the 1st April 2006. It was born out of an idea the owner Tom Fairbairn had while he had a short stay in hospital. The business has now grown to provide recycling solutions to many of the blue chip companies, universities, colleges and public and private sector businesses in the UK. It has also expanded globally to service countries such as Australia, Canada, Chile, Ghana, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Malta, Mexico, Nigeria, New Zealand, Norway, Spain & USA.

EcoDepo is a light and durable waste organiser. It is versatile and adaptable and can be placed in station like positions in any workplace. It uses colour coded 100% fully recyclable bags, made mostly from recycled plastic. It provides the means to manage, measure, control and at the same time tidy different waste streams.

Continual research is being carried out to increase the use of different recycled materials. What is someone else’s waste becomes our raw material! EcoDepo will reduce the overall number of small bins, reduce collections and minimise the spread of MRSA. Act Now and Reduce your Waste Costs!

The Trademark ‘EcoDepo’ was created in 2007 and has been promoted as the main brand name for the business. A patent protection exists and indicates the innovative nature of the product. The business continually strives to innovate and improve its products.

Up to 60% of the rubbish that ends up in the dustbin could be recycled.
The unreleased energy contained in the average dustbin each year could power a television for 5,000 hours.
The largest lake in the Britain could be filled with rubbish from the UK in 8 months.
On average, 16% of the money you spend on a product pays for the packaging, which ultimately ends up as rubbish.
As much as 50% of waste in the average dustbin could be composted.
Up to 80% of a vehicle can be recycled.
9 out of 10 people would recycle more if it were made easier
24 million tonnes of aluminium are produced annually, 51,000 tonnes of which ends up as packaging in the UK.
If all cans in the UK were recycled, we would need 14 million fewer dustbins.
£36,000,000 worth of aluminium is thrown away each year.
Aluminium cans can be recycled and ready to use in just 6 weeks
Each UK family uses an average of 500 glass bottles and jars annually.
The largest glass furnace produces over 1 million glass bottles and jars per day.
Glass is 100% recyclable and can be used again and again.
Glass that is thrown away and ends up in landfills will never decompose.
Recycled paper produces 73% less air pollution than if it was made from raw materials.
12.5 million Tonnes of paper and cardboard are used annually in the UK.