There’s a lot that ‘office-based businesses’ can do to both save a little money and save the planet a little.
WBW (formerly Ford Simey) Solicitors on Sidmouth’s High Street shows what can be done:
Paper cups to replace disposable plastic cups at the water cooler / Refillable milk bottles from The Dairy Shop / Bars of soap rather than handwash / Recycling box in staff kitchen / Our staff are coming up with lots of ideas so there may be more to come.
Businesses – Sidmouth Plastic Warriors
On their Sidmouth website, not only do they provide details on how to get to their office by public transport, but they also say why they ‘love Sidmouth’ – top of the list being the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site:
Sidmouth office | WBW Solicitors and Chartered Financial Planners
And on their main website, they really show how serious they are:
We believe being socially responsible extends beyond the community and charity work that we do. We argue that in order to be truly socially responsible we must actively try to limit our impact on the environment. This is why we have considerably increased our efforts in environmental responsibility over the last few years.
WBW put the ‘’World first’’ when it comes to sustainability, awareness of our impact on the environment and reducing our carbon footprint. We promote the circular economy principle of reducing, repairing and reusing as much as possible in all twelve of our offices. When purchasing new supplies we ensure all our paper is 100% recycled and we work closely with our suppliers to ensure the products we use are sustainable wherever possible. Toner Cartridges and IT equipment are also recycled. As the number of our offices expand we ensure travel between locations is limited to essential journeys, and where necessary combined with the delivery of post or stationery.
In order to further offset our impact on the environment, we are using Binit for the majority of our waste removal services and print our business cards only on 100% recycled paper. Binit are experts in commercial waste removal and more importantly, recycling. No matter what recycling and rubbish we produce, Binit have the vehicles and facilities to process it locally and in the most eco-friendly way possible. Nothing gets sent directly to the landfill. They send nearly all the rubbish to be incinerated at Energy from Waste (EfW) plants. These generate electricity and heat that powers homes in the UK. The by-products and bottom ash are generally used in the construction industry and any metal in that ash is recycled. Recycling, such as glass, cardboard or tins are processed at local Material Reclamation Facilities (MRF) and can be taken mixed or source-segregated.