Waste and materials

There are a number of projects in place to reduce our use of materials and cut the waste that we produce. In the UK we have been running a successful ‘bin the bin’ scheme for a while, encouraging colleagues to voluntarily surrender their office waste bin in return for a recycling box. The scheme has driven down UK waste figures markedly – we have reduced landfill volumes by on average 25 tonnes at each of our Nottingham sites, representing a saving of between 20 to 35% of the total on a site by site basis.

Projects in place in the US include the recycling of paper and packaging materials. Projects have been recently started to recycle lamps, ballasts, batteries, and metals such as copper and aluminium.