A young entrepreneur from Ipswich is turning over £250,000 a year shredding tonnes of breast implants and destroying mouldy bananas.
Jake Slinn, 21, founded JS Global two years ago at a desk in his bedroom when he spotted a gap in the market for the destruction of goods.
Jake Slinn, 21, founded JS Global two years ago and now the firm turns over £250,000 per year – Credit: JS GLOBAL
Now the firm is based out of an office in Needham Market, where he employs his brother Jez as a salesman.
Much of the business comes from destroying items that are not allowed into the country, or have been abandoned at ports.
He said: “We destroy anything that’s fake or not up to UK standards. Anything that’s unfit for human consumption, so we do a lot of food waste and things that are out date.”
“We’ll go to the docks and when we open the doors it’s normally a surprise, because nine times out of ten it is not what it says on the tin.
“It can be anything from toys to electrical items that Trading Standards or Border Force, are pulling aside day-to-day.”
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