Why we Love Recycle Week | Glaze & Save
Did you know that
around 60% of aerosols are made from tin-plated steel and approximately 40% are
made from aluminium? Or that 60% of items in the average waste bin could
actually be recycled? These are just some of the stats that Recycle Week wants
to highlight this year.
This year’s theme is ‘Recycling – It’s Worth It’, which aims to demonstrate the wonderful things that can happen to your waste when you choose to recycle.
While a whopping 80% of you in the UK believe that recycling does make a difference, 25% of people cant see a direct benefit in recycling.
Scotland’s recycling rate has increased from just 5% in 2005 to 44% in 2014, but we can all still do better, and indeed we need to in order to meet the Government’s recycling target of 70% by 2025. By signing up for Recycle Week, we can all help to boost recycling rates and contribute to our zero waste targets.
At Glaze & Savewe are passionate and absolutely committed to recycling: so much so that we’ve made it a fundamental part of our business!
Reduce Reuse Recycle
All aspects of the manufacture and installation of InvisiTherm™are done with sustainability in mind:
Any offcuts that can be recycled into other installations are then used to reduce waste. Smaller offcuts that cannot be used in other installations are recycled into Grade 2 polycarbonate.
All polycarbonate shavings from the cutting and planning process during installation are also recycled into Grade 2 polycarbonate.
Even the polycarbonate shavings which are produced from cutting the polycarbonate are collected using a vacuum cleaner, the contents of which are then recycled into Grade 3 polycarbonate.
We separate all our waste on site using clear recycle sacks, allowing no contamination to our waste. Our recycling is then uplifted by a local company for processing. We even have a list of people who will come to the warehouse to uplift our bubble wrap for reuse and our business cards are made from recycled paper!
Not Just Recycling
Wherever possible, we purchase IT and office equipment second hand to reduce demand for new goods and to support reuse and recycle efforts.
We have robust recycling practices in place for all office and general waste in our premises. With all Eco products used in washroom, no paper towels, compost collection for food waste.
We limit printing only to absolutely necessary documents, preferring to send receipts, invoices, quotes and other information by email. When we do print, we use climate controlled paper which is FSE certified.
Our marketing is mostly based online, however the little direct flyering we do is printed on recycle paper and limited to the neighbourhood of our installations, in appropriate properties and carried out by our own team on foot.
How You Can Take Part in Recycle Week
There are many ways you can participate in Recycle Week. For businesses, Zero Waste Scotland is recruiting an army of ambassadors to in a bid to get Scotland recycling even more.
There is still time for organisations to take part to take part, from hosting events and introducing new recycling services, to sharing Zero Waste Scotland’s messages on social media.
To sign up to Recycle Week and play your part go to www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/recycleweek2017
