Lanarkshire based waste management business bounces back by diversifying after Brexit blow

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A waste management recycling business based in North Lanarkshire that lost almost all of its work due to the implications of Brexit, has shown its resilience by bouncing back.Moock Environmental Solutions, which is based in Cumbernauld, secured £6000 in funding with the support of Business Gateway to help buy machinery that’s prevented tonnes of plastic waste from going to landfills.The Moock team produced an enterprising approach to successfully adapt its business after suffering a 90 per cent loss in business, as their biggest client based in Europe stopped sending plastics to be recycled in Scotland following Brexit.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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Owner Graeme Clowe told Lanarkshire Live : “We knew we had to diversify our service offering if we were to survive the effects of Brexit and the pandemic.

z "An idea came to me when I noticed all the single-use plastic used to package my daughter’s toys. I thought of how many other pieces of needless plastic were going to landfills and it inspired me to act."I then got in touch with Business Gateway for help on how to diversify my business offering and launch