Introduction
This policy supports CAP.CO’s Sustainable Procurement, Environmental, and Health and Safety Policies, and establishes a framework for all waste management practices across the business.
Policy Objectives
- Ensure waste management practices protect human health and the environment in accordance with all legislative requirements.
- Minimise waste generation across the entire business and prioritise repair, recovery, reuse, and recycling over disposal to landfill.
- Promote environmental awareness and best practice among our staff and supply chain partners.
We will do this by:
CAP.CO applies a waste hierarchy approach – reduce, reuse, recycle, and recover – in preference to landfill disposal.
- Using only authorised, licensed waste management companies.
- Providing staff with training and equipment to facilitate accurate measuring and ordering to reduce waste at source.
- Encouraging and supporting the reuse of materials wherever practicable.
- Selecting materials, equipment, and components that can be readily recycled when necessary.
- Monitoring, measuring, and recording our waste monthly, and addressing shortfalls in our waste and recycling statistics.
- Implementing procedures for sorting, reusing, and recycling waste into defined streams, either on site, at our workshop, or via licensed waste contractors.
- Encouraging suppliers to use only essential packaging and greener alternatives wherever possible.
- Reducing single-use plastics as far as practicable.
- Providing adequate training to staff on waste management best practices.
- Minimising the use of paper and cardboard products, and promoting the use of paper from sustainable or recycled sources.
- Assigning clear responsibilities to key personnel for the delivery of this policy.
- Requiring all staff and supply chain partners to comply with this policy and all environmental and waste legislation.
Johnny Lyle
Director
CAP.CO – Creating Adventurous Places Ltd