Sustainability is and always has been at the forefront of what we do. That’s why we’ve been aiming to send zero waste to landfill for years. And years, and years and years. Here’s the rundown of our recycling policy.
We work with both local and national waste management systems. We always look for companies with a zero to landfill policy. It’s even better when they send us a monthly report of our waste.
We keep it local at Hathersage, Ambleside and Metrocentre. They work with Peak Waste, Cumbria Waste and Gateshead Council respectively.
At Alpkit Campus and Alpkit Ilkley, we’re served by Enva. That covers our office, UK-made factory, warehouse, Sonder HQ, and our home in the Yorkshire Dales. They publish a sustainability report. And they report back to us with some data on our waste, such as the table above. Enva have confirmed that our Alpkit HQ is 100% zero to landfill. Yay!
At Alpkit Edinburgh, we’d already transformed a 300-year old “shed” into a warm, energy-efficient gear haven. When it came to waste management, Store Manager Matt wanted to work with a company that was just as passionate as we are about contributing towards a better planet. In his words, it was a no brainer to go for the more environmentally friendly option.
That’s where ChangeWorks come in. They’re a bit different. They:
ChangeWorks ask us to separate the waste ourselves. That little bit of extra effort for our Edinburgh Store Heroes makes a huge difference. Less contamination means better quality recycling and less downcycling. Reprocessing in the UK supports the local economy. And anything that can’t be recycled is made into energy.
Just like us, ChangeWorks are all about planet before profit. They were one of the first signatories to Zero Waste Scotland’s Resource Sector Commitment. And no other waste management company donates annually to environmental charitable initiative.