So it’s Climate Week this week. We’re well known for being an environmentally friendly waste management organisation but what about our internal practices? Being Climate Week, We felt it was high time to look into what we do and what we can do better to help the environment.
Did you know that next week is Climate Week? At Paper Round we’ve got a whole host of things planned throughout the week for us to get involved.
The awards celebrate sustainable achievements in the hospitality sector across a variety of categories. This year Paper Round sponsored the London Sustainable Restaurant of the Year award; we have been sponsoring the awards since they began three years ago and each year we have witnessed them go from strength to strength, so we’re proud to say we’ve been there from the beginning.
Did you know that the 12-21st February is National Nest Box Week? The event is organised by The BTO (British Trust for Ornithology) who are an independent charitable research institute. They aim to collect data on the status of UK birds. The aim of the week is to encourage people to put up nest boxes in their local area.
On the surface, plans unveiled by the Government outlining a plastic bag charge seems to be a long awaited step in the right direction.
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be on the other side of your recycling collections? A few weeks ago we interviewed one of our driver’s, Vladimir, about what it’s like driving for Paper Round.
At Paper Round we are proud to support the Zoological Society of London, and on Friday afternoon a group of us went to London Zoo to make some Christmassy treats for the animals there.
In the excitable time between the end of school (or work) and Christmas Day, it can be hard to channel the overwhelming amount of energy and excitement for Christmas. So here are a few ideas on how you can get creative and even reuse a few things whilst you’re at it!
To mark the festiveness that is December we will be having a series of themed blogs around, you guess it, Christmas. First up, Christmas Trees.
Defra have reported that “Local authorities should be responsible for enforcing the plastic bag charge due to be introduced in England in 2015” The 5p charge will be introduced as of October 2015.
Whilst doing my weekly web research for green ideas to share with you, I stumbled across a new start up on Grist.org: “Desk Beer”. Their proposition being London brewed beer delivered directly to your desk on a Friday afternoon. This got me thinking: we know it’s better for the environment for us to buy British, local, in season etc, but how easy is it to get hold of these sorts of produce?
We’re excited to announce that we are using a new hybrid vehicle for making collections for Inmidtown Business Improvement District (or BID). This means that the impact of our collections on London’s air quality is reduced. BIDs are working all over the UK to help businesses in their districts to improve their environmental impact and reduce costs by buying services as a group.
This week “the storm” has been grabbing all the headlines, causing many a troublesome commute and making me realise it’s that time of year again: the nights are drawing in and the temperatures are dropping so how about some top tips for keeping you warm (but still environmentally friendly!) this winter?
We’re back and haven’t fallen off the face of the internet; we’ve just been busy planning an event. Last Wednesday (16th October) we held an open day for our clients to officially celebrate the opening of our new yard. The day began with speeches from our Operations Director, Lindsey Hall and Local Mayor Tony Fish. We were also presented with a grant from the Low Carbon Trust by Sebastian Coombs, for the installation of environmentally friendly lighting across the yard.
The first ever Sustainable Restaurant Awards were held this month. The Award aims to celebrate outstanding achievements and efforts of restaurants from all corners of the UK to offer diners what they want - high quality, sustainable dining.
Paper Round is now processing food waste in an even more sustainable manner. We have switched from composting food waste to sending it to an Anaerobic Digestion (AD) facility.
The oil palm tree grows exclusively in tropical areas. Because of the huge and increasing demand for palm oil, vast plantations have been established there, on land previously covered in the high conservation value tropical forests of Indonesia and Malaysia. This means that these areas are home to the most species of trees per hectare in the world, as well as a huge amount of other biodiversity. For example, nearly 80 mammal species are found in Malaysia’s primary forests however, disturbed forests contain on average around 30 species while palm oil plantations contain only 11 or 12. It also badly affects the insect, bird, reptile and soil microorganism populations.
JAKARTA – WWF (LINK) welcomed the announcement that the Sinar Mas Group’s Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) has stopped clearing Indonesia’s tropical forests and peat lands to allow an assessment of their conservation and carbon values. This editorial refers to a commitment made by APP in late 2011; the image is from mid 2013.
