Ragn-Sells increases recycling at commercial centre

When Ragn-Sells took over the waste management at Väla Centrum, outside Helsingborg, the stores managed their own waste. The store staff left the waste in one of the centre’s recycling rooms and Ragn-Sells made sure that the sorting inside the recycling rooms was done properly.

The centre’s owner, Skandia Properties, wanted to reduce combustible waste and increase recycling. The task of rethinking waste went to Ragn-Sells, headed by foreman Christer Jönsson.

– We decided to completely reorganise the procedures. Instead of the store staff leaving the waste, we employed our own staff to collect it directly from the stores, says Christer Jönsson, who has been involved in several similar business development projects and is responsible for the project with Oliver Konovalov, Technical Manager at Skandia Fastigheter.

Makes life easier for tenants and reduces combustible waste

Recently, Ragn-Sells employed a third person, and they plan to increase staffing to seven days a week. The staff are responsible for collecting all waste and taking it to one of the recycling rooms left at Väla Centrum, where it is sorted and weighed.

– Sometimes we can make up to five collections a day from a customer, but it varies greatly. Since only Ragn-Sells staff are allowed to pick up and drop off the waste, there is less traffic around the centre and better control,” explains Christer Jönsson.

In addition to the important environmental benefit of sorting more waste, Skandia was able to free up space by making the recycling rooms redundant.

– In addition, we have converted four recycling rooms for other activities and generated new income. Among other things, we have built a car inspection centre, a car wash and a padel centre, says Oliver Konovalov of Skandia Fastigheter.

From the left: Oliver Konovalov, Operations Coordinator, Skandia Fastigheter; Christer Jönsson, Foreman and Business Developer, Ragn-Sells; and Anders Wikström, Section Manager, Ragn-Sells in Malmö.