We try to make use of reusable items, refillable containers etc. wherever possible.
We strive to minimise the amount of paper that we use in our administration. Where paper use is inevitable, we use only recycled paper office supplies with a high percentage of post-consumer waste wherever possible. Our stationery is unbleached, recycled paper using vegetable based inks, printed locally. Our loo rolls are made from recycled paper too.
We separate our waste stream into card, paper, glass, cans, plastics (PET[1], HDPE[2], LDPE[4] and PP[5]), ferrous metals, brass, copper and other non-ferrous metals. We attempt to find local demand for materials to avoid unnecessary transport and seek to "close the loop" by sourcing recycled materials and directing materials for reuse wherever possible.
We monitor our landfill waste to determine how we can reduce it with the aim of elimenating it altogether. We direct putrescibles (and some cardboard) for composting where appropriate.
We work with suppliers and customers to minimise the amount of packaging and avoid disposable packaging such as blister-packs etc.
We try to avoid products made from, or containing, PVC since this is very toxic in manufacture and disposal. Because of the difficulty of recycling or re-use we also avoid polystyrene (PS [6]) and expanded polystyrene (EPS [7]) such as packing material, wherever possible.
Traction batteries that are at their end-of-life are returned to the manufacturer's facility for recycling where appropriate, or enter the standard automotive recycling stream (lead acid)