Case Study on Recycling

Jenny BarnettSHEQ Manager

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Private, family owned company since 1886

Situated near to the Peak District in an area of outstanding natural beauty

The site has a diverse local neighbourhood on its boarders with a mixture of residential housing, businesses, a caravan holiday park and steam railway

The River Churnet runs through the site and the Cauldon Canal runs along one boundary

We also have protected species (grass snakes, bats and badgers)

“We have a strong ethical values to ensure that our

processes and products have minimal impact on both the

local and broader environment”

Key Site Initiatives

Circa 1000 photo-voltaic panels generating an annual average of 20% of site energy

Use LED lighting and energy efficient equipment throughout the site and manufacturing processes

17 EV charging points free to use by all employees and a strategy to expand as EV ownership increases

Waste reduction strategies and employee led focus groups

Moral

Legal

Business Case

• Want to protect our employees and the environment• Continue to innovate and make quality products• Want to ensure the future of the business for future

generations

• Compliance to current legislation• Better prepared for future legislation and

changes

• Business and financial benefits• Invest now for the future• Good employer

Products - Life Cycle Approach

Life Cycle Approach (General Product)

• BS EN ISO 14001• Use approved Suppliers• Supplier surveys• Source locally where

possible• Use recycled

materials/recycled content• Solar power• Energy efficient equipment,

heating and lighting• Waste prevention• Effective use of RM’s

• Packaging recyclable• High yield products• Package size designed for

product waste minimisation• Hazard reduction/prevention

• More difficult• Innovate for end of life• Little/no direct control over

end of life for used product

How can we be responsible for what we produce, once it has left site?

Applied life cycle approach to individual aspects

We identified that packaging could be influenced positively by us, throughout the life cycle

But to do this, we would need to:

Source packaging

responsibly

Encourage our

customers to take

responsibility

Provide them with the

tools to do it

• Sourced bottles with recycled content

• Sourced buckets and bottles that are recyclable

• Reduced plastic volume by moving to recyclable pouches for some products

The pouches are waterproof and extended shelf life therefore

reducing customer waste

Plastic packaging is recyclable –however this is reliant upon

recycling facilities being available and customers using them

January 2019 launched a pilot scheme with 10 distributers

providing a container/bin to take back plastic bottles and buckets

FOC

These are collected by us, sorted and sent for recycling

Engaged with customers, provided advice and continual support to assist in maximising the usage of the scheme

Collect data on returns from each distributer to measure uptake and enable us to feedback data to customers

Scheme has been very positively received

Provided the platform to continue to develop our moral obligation to protect the environment, wherever possible through taking responsibility

Put the infrastructure and resource into place to support this

Paving the way for future innovation and driving positive change in a quickly and continually evolving social, economic and environmental climate

Just one aspect of our sustainability commitment

Energy Efficiency

Renewable Energy

Employee Awareness

Social Respons-ibility and

Local Investment

Waste Prevention

Packaging Reduction

Packaging Recycling

Apprentice-ships

Product Innovation

Vehicle Emissions Reduction

Thank you

Disclaimer: The information contained in this document is intended for guidance only and whilst the information is provided in utmost good faith and has been based on the best information currently available, it is to be relied upon at the user’s ownrisk. No representations or warranties are made with regards to its completeness or accuracy and no liability will be accepted by BASA or any of its members for damages of any nature whatsoever resulting from the use of this information.