INDUSTRY INSIGHT
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t’s
a
point
of
principle for many businesses to be as environmentally friendly as they can be, and many
companies across the DIY, home improvement and garden sectors are pioneering a movement to be as
environmentally conscious
and sustainable as possible. Last October 250 major brands vowed to eliminate all single-use plastics from their operations and invest in new technology so all packaging could be recycled by 2025 – a move described by the United Nations as the most ambitious effort yet to fight plastic pollution. Marks & Spencer is taking action to prevent plastic waste from going to landfill with the launch of a new initiative, which will enable customers to bring back non-recyclable plastic packaging, including black ready meal trays, crisp packets, sauce sachets and certain cosmetics containers; all of which aren’t currently recycled by local councils and typically end up in landfill, and see it transformed into shop fittings and playground equipment.
On the supplier side,
Goplasticpallets.com, has pledged to recycle every plastic pallet and plastic box it supplies to its customers. On March 27 this year, representatives from the horticultural industry visited Viridor’s Plastics Recovery Facility in Rochester, Kent to find out more about the plastics recycling process and the demand for polypropylene for recycling. Attendees included members of the HTA Nursery Working Group, plant pot manufacturers and representatives from the charity RECOUP. RECOUP and the HTA are working together on a campaign to ensure Local Authorities accept non- black plant pots in their kerbside recycling schemes.
Be the change you wish to see ScanCom, together with LifestyleGarden, is promoting sustainable business in a way that it claims has not been seen before within the garden and leisure sector. LifestyleGarden boasts that from corporate social responsibility, human and
labour rights, and
environmental management practices, every part of the business, from production to people, is heavily focused on ensuring the company’s motto ‘Doing Business the Right Way’ is carried out. We’re all familiar with terms such as, ‘low-impact’, ‘minimal waste’ and ‘recyclable materials’ but in a world that is waking up to the dangerous impact of certain
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REALLY MEAN? SUSTAINABILITY WHAT DOES
materials, these terms are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to better material control. Lifestyle Garden’s sales director, Paul Cohen says: “It is difficult for most suppliers in our industry to be fully aware of all necessary processes used to manufacture all items. As a result, we believe they could be doing more to educate themselves.” LifestyleGarden has recently developed a DuraOcean outdoor living chair, made from made from recycled fishing nets, ropes and ocean plastic waste. Paul says: “We have committed a lot of money
and resources in research and development to make this possible. It is not a viable project on purely a commercial basis, but it is important for us with the ethics of our company to be doing everything we can to assist in any way we can to solve a problem. The reaction from the market is that the DuraOcean chair will be a runaway success, with all accounts wanting to be part of the journey and the message.” Despite
such impressive
achievements, the company is not resting on its laurels. Plans are afoot to increase recycling of key
sustainable “We
With plastic pollution, climate change and Blue Planet making headlines, it’s no doubt sustainability and environmental movements are taking precedence in consumer lifestyles. Kiran Grewal speaks to businesses to see what’s being done in our industry.
raw materials such as plastics and wood, setting a new benchmark for protecting the environment while investing in responsible production methods
to build an even more business.
have
many, many developments that we are working on for the future. The DuraOcean chair is just the beginning for us, and we are looking at many other ways that we can use the material in other areas of our production. Combine this with the partnership with The Eden Project, means we can ensure that we can push forward to develop ranges in a
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