IN RESPONSE to a letter about the responsibility of businesses to recycle their waste (The Argus, July 1), I’m happy to point out that Wealden District Council provides a free Waste Audit Service to all local businesses to help them best manage the cost of disposing of their commercial waste and avoid unnecessary landfill.

We find in many cases a combination of recycling and landfill collections – particularly for businesses that handle a lot of cardboard packaging – can provide cost savings as well as improve the business’s environmental credentials.

We have written to the correspondent offering this service.

Businesses in Wealden have the choice of using commercial waste contractors or the council's own charged business waste and recycling service.

We are able to collect glass, corrugated cardboard, paper, cans and aluminium foil, plastic bottles and beverage cartons from businesses, which can then be recycled and the materials reused by industry.

Our charges can be cheaper than sending waste to landfill.

I can assure you we are committed to recycling in Wealden.

Councillor Pam Doodes, cabinet member for waste and commercial services, Wealden District Council