M&Y Maintenance and Construction

Reconomy Connect, a Reconomy specialist brand, partnered with M&Y Maintenance and Construction to consolidate its waste management, digitise service provision, and give the business a single, accurate view of its waste and resource performance.

Since first partnering in January 2022, Reconomy Connect and M&Y have sustainably managed nearly 2,500 tonnes of waste, achieving a landfill diversion rate of 95.7%.

• Problem: A growing, multi-site construction and maintenance business needed a consolidated network of tipping sites and ad hoc skip provision across the North West, alongside high-quality management information from a single platform.
• Solution: Reconomy Connect provided direct tipping access through its Tipping App, managed waste compounds across the region, and delivered complete waste reporting and compliance through the Reconomy Portal.
• Result: Nearly 2,500 tonnes of waste sustainably managed, a 95.7% landfill diversion rate, simpler ISO audits, and a reliable baseline from which M&Y can set and measure new sustainability targets.

Key results

Nearly 2,500 tonnes of waste
Reconomy Connect and M&Y have sustainably managed nearly 2,500 tonnes of waste together.

95.7% landfill diversion rate
Achieved a combined landfill diversion rate of 95.7% in total.

Over 200 operatives supported
M&Y has grown from a small family-run business into a multimillion-pound company, employing over 200 operatives.

Clear objectives

From the outset, the partnership established several key objectives, which included:

• Providing a network of direct tipping sites, predominantly in and around the North West.
• Delivering ad hoc skip requirements to assist across M&Y’s external wall insulation (EWI) projects.
• Establishing and managing waste compounds across the region.
• Consolidating and providing high-quality management information from a single platform.

Tipping App

M&Y’s working areas were heat mapped against Reconomy Connect’s extensive network of suppliers, ensuring the most efficient tipping locations are always identified. All operatives could then access this information through the Tipping App, which was vital given the fast-paced nature of M&Y’s work and the need for a speedy turnaround.

With access to more than 1,500 tipping locations across the UK, the Tipping App considers a range of variables before determining the most suitable disposal point, including the waste type, current vehicle positioning, and the postcode of the onward journey. Upon completion of a job, the App also provides immediate access to tonnages and other critical waste data via the Reconomy Portal.

Reconomy Portal

The Reconomy Portal provides M&Y with 24/7 monitoring of every aspect of its waste management. In doing so, it gives a single point of access for numerous waste reporting channels, such as spend, disposal tonnages by material, location or operative, skip data, segregation statistics, carbon emissions, and much more.

The Portal provides a complete audit trail of every waste movement undertaken and gives access to critical contractual and compliance documentation, including waste transfer notes, all in one place. M&Y has found that the Portal, and the real-time data it provides, have been beneficial in many ways. Since working with Reconomy Connect, the business has undergone several ISO audits where the Portal has helped to significantly simplify the process. The consolidated invoice approach has also helped the finance team to save time, as invoices are now standardised and far easier to review, check, and pass for payment.

Looking forward, M&Y is now in a position where it can establish a reliable baseline for its waste and resource management performance, as well as the resulting carbon impact. This will enable it to set and accurately measure progress against new sustainability targets, helping to reduce, reuse, and recycle more of these valuable resources. These targets will include new goals for landfill diversion and carbon reduction, as well as implementing new ways to manage waste more cost effectively.