In other news... SMT GB begin journey to eliminate single-use plastic
If you receive The Voice by post, hopefully, you will have noticed that your magazine arrived in a new compostable wrapper. This replaces the plastic wrapper, as part of our continued drive to eliminate single-use plastics from the business. This new wrapper can go straight into your food or garden waste bin, or directly onto your compost heap, where it will completely break down. To address the newly-realised global threat posed by plastic pollution, a Plastic Action Group has been set up by SMT GB. This new group is headed up by Paul Burr, Environmental Manager, and is already taking steps to reduce the amount of plastic produced and consumed by SMT GB.
One such action is the total replacement of plastic containers and cups used in the canteen with Vegware equivalents. While these containers look and feel like plastic, they are actually made from plant fibres and starch, which can all be composted alongside
food waste. We have also removed plastic cups from all of our drinks machines, and the offices are fully kitted out with china mugs to use instead.
In the Duxford warehouse, we’ve also reviewed how we package parts for dispatch. Crimped paper now replaces bubble wrap and paper tape is now being used to replace plastic brown tape.
Plastic pollution is currently one of the world’s biggest environmental concerns. As well as containing toxic pollutants that damage the environment and cause land, water and air pollution, it can take hundreds or even thousands of years for plastic to break down; so the damage to the environment is long-lasting. SMT’s Plastic Action Group is only at the start of their journey and we’ll keep you updated with other initiatives that we are planning to introduce as they happen.
Duxford Soapbox Derby
Once again, SMT GB HQ in Duxford took part in the local Soapbox Derby, but with a brand new line-up. Amber Mills and Evee Ford took on the mile-and-a-quarter long route, using the same tried and tested trike from 2018 and were the only all-female team to participate. Coming into the home straight, they were in sixth place and thought they had crossed the line but by the time they realised they still had 100 metres to go, another team passed them. They finished in seventh place out of ten teams. It was a disappointing end for them, but they both did really well! It was also great to support this local event, which raises over £10,000, annually, for Cancer Research UK.
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