Purpose
To do all that is humanly possible to prevent pollution and to minimise the risk of environmental accidents and to produce the means to deal with damage from accidental leaks or spillages. To use sustainable resources to take into account external and future costs, including costs to the environment and depletion of resources.
The Managing Director will give full support and leadership, to communicate the policy to staff, to encourage and train them to enable staff to adhere and contribute to the policy of ongoing improvements and understanding and to comply with legislative requirements, both from the UK and EU governments. Employee involvement in environmental matters is encouraged at all levels and will be promoted through training.
Goals
Wherever possible employees and contractors will pursue the following goals and adhere to the specified principles when disposing of waste materials. Purchases shall only be made once it has been determined that the product or service is necessary.
- Recycle
Purchasers will consider whole life costing including recyclability at end of life (Printer toners)
- Reduce
Using less in the first place and avoid waste. Purchase in bulk to reduce packaging and the use of printing equipment that prints double sided. Have a paper free environment wherever possible.
- Reuse
Using the item more than once and extending the useful life of products and equipment before replacing them. Aim to re-use or repair. Ensure new purchases are durable, have a long service life and are easy to maintain and upgrade.
- Dispose – Zero climate damage, Zero pollution
To dispose of materials in a way that will not contribute to the climate change damage. Dispose of materials in a way that will not pollute water, land or air at any stage of their life cycle.
- Eco Friendly
We will be introducing a range of Eco Friendly cleaning products that will overtime be phased into all of our cleaning contracts. Information on this range can be obtained on request. We will also add items of an Eco friendly nature to our current sundry items list these items can be supplied to clients on their request.
This policy will form part of our Company Business Plan. The Company will not hesitate to amend, alter or implement new instruction to ensure that our environmental standards are of the highest.