Carbon Footprint

Carbon Footprint Policy Statement

It is the stated policy of Trash UK Ltd to reduce its environmental

impact wherever possible. Carbon reducing measures form an integral part of

Trash UK’s overall strategy, helping to improve both operational performance

and a reduction in potentially harmful emissions to land, water and air.

To help achieve our carbon footprint, Trash UK will:

• Comply with all current energy legislation, seeking to meet or surpass legislative targets.
• Minimise waste, promote recycling and use recycled products to help reduce

  the burden of landfill and therefore methane generation.

• Promote environmental awareness and responsibility amongst employees, contractors and service users in which Trash UK is involved and will seek, where practicable, to continuously improve environmental performance, listening to employees and other interested parties regarding future improvement suggestions.
• Evaluate and where possible adopt means of reducing travelling including ideas such as video conferencing and attending online events.
• Evaluate the potential benefits of homeworking.
• Evaluate the potential benefits of carbon offsetting such as tree & shrub planting on land owned by Trash UK.
• Consider further investment in their premises; insulation, heating, reusing rain water, to reduce their carbon footprint.
• Consider further investment in electric/hybrid company vehicles.
• Expect suppliers to have credible, measurable carbon footprint policies.

Actions taken to date include:

• Changed it’s energy supplier, now using green energy.
• Installation of energy efficient and therefore carbon reducing equipment

  throughout Trash UK premises.

• The refitting of Trash UK with energy efficient lighting systems.
• The use of public transport wherever practical
• Buying from local suppliers

January 2022