Waste Management
Our goal is simple – to minimise the amount of waste we produce and to ensure we recycle as much waste as practicable. Our activities do not generate much waste, but our goal is to ensure the little that we do have is managed responsibly.
Retail products
With the support of our suppliers, we continue to review our product range with the aim of providing sustainable and environmentally friendly products. With ongoing product innovation, we are focused on the following key areas:
Reducing single use plastics. We are achieving this by changing the product packaging from plastic to cardboard. We are also looking for alternative solutions, such as providing paper parcel tape, rather than the traditional plastic type.
Seek products with a high recycled content and are highly recyclable. For example, our cardboard boxes are made from 70% recycled material, and are 100% recycleable. Further, the cardboard is FSC approved.
To minimise waste from the products we sell, we offer a box return scheme, whereby customers can return their unused cardboard boxes for a full refund, or if they are used, we donate them to a local charity for re-use.
Other beneficial changes
Identify opportunities to improve the thermal efficiency of our buildings, to reduce heat loss. We have already made a good start by over-cladding the external walls of our reception and office areas with Insulated Panels.
Replacing older, inefficient convection heaters in all our reception areas and tenanted offices with modern alternatives that use the latest technology to improve efficiency and reduce consumption.
Overtime, as we need to replace electrical equipment, we will invest in high efficiency rated products.
These are some of the improvements we have identified to date. Ongoing, we shall continue to evaluate our business practices to ensure that we are doing all that we can to deliver our commitment.
