Digbeth Estate is an 18-acre mixed-use destination in the heart of Birmingham's creative quarter, home to more than 400 businesses spanning retail, leisure, food and beverage, TV production, and office space.
As one of Birmingham's most vibrant commercial communities, the estate needed a waste management strategy that could support a diverse range of occupiers while improving sustainability performance across the site.
The challenge
Managing waste efficiently across a busy mixed-use estate presented a number of challenges.
Low recycling rates, daily waste collections, and a lack of collaborative sustainability initiatives were creating operational inefficiencies and increasing environmental impact. At the same time, occupiers had limited visibility of their waste performance, making it difficult to identify opportunities for improvement.
Digbeth Estate needed a more forward-thinking waste strategy that would improve recycling rates, reduce collection frequencies, and support a more sustainable approach across the estate.