020 7001 6000At Bywaters, we are passionate about the environment. We aim to deliver continual environmental improvement for both Bywaters and our customers whilst supporting local community initiatives and striving to set best practice in our industry.
EMS certified to ISO14001:2004
Our commitment to continual environmental improvement is enshrined in our Environmental Management System (EMS). This EMS is certified to ISO14001:2004 and covers all operations at our Lea Riverside Recycling and Recovery Centre.
Helping customers improve their own environmental performance
In 2007, we launched the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management accredited Waste Awareness Certificate course at our training centre at Lea Riverside. The course aims to help customers improve their own environmental performance. We are looking to extend the training we offer during 2008.
Principal sponsor of London Remade
We are a principal sponsor of London Remade, the recycling programme that drives materials resource efficiency in London, for the fifth year running. This sponsorship has helped London Remade divert over one million tonnes of waste from landfill since 2001.
Signatory to the Mayor's Green Procurement Code
As a signatory to the Mayor's Green Procurement Code, we are committed to buying recycled product and products from sustainable resources. This commitment saw us win the Mayor's Green Procurement Code award in October 2007 for 'Best Performing Small and Medium Enterprise' having increased our procurement of recycled products and products from sustainable resources by over 900% from the previous year.
Committed to reducing carbon emissions
In November 2007, we formalised our commitment to reducing carbon emissions in a Carbon Emissions Policy. We recognise the impact of carbon emissions on climate change and are striving to reduce our emissions and avoid reliance on carbon offsetting. We run a fleet of Toyota Prius, a petrol/hybrid car, which is one way that we are showing that we are reducing our carbon footprint in terms of vehicle emissions.
Working with local schools and colleges
We actively work with local schools and colleges to highlight recycling and waste issues in the local community. We are developing our training centre at our Lea Riverside site during 2008 to work more closely with the community in future.
Next steps
We are always looking for ways to improve our environmental performance and are currently exploring food waste recycling technology and investigating the transport of waste by water.
