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80 Mayor of London
Making waste work in London The Mayor’s Draft Business Waste Management Strategy
identify company milestones for reduction of waste and increasing
resource efficiency in stores and operations 175 .
Case study 24 - Retailer turns waste cardboard into a revenue stream
In 2004, the Gold Group, a Surrey-based retailer, participated in a waste
prevention programme run by Business Eco Network. Prior to the
programme, cardboard was being baled and recycled. The Gold Group
was given the free use of a baling machine in return for the bales of
cardboard. During the year, the Gold Group reviewed their cardboard
recycling and received quotes from other recycling companies. These
companies have quoted as much as £40 per tonne for baled cardboard
which could generate an estimated £8,000 to the Group. Therefore, they
are planning to purchase their own baling machine to generate revenue
from the baled cardboard.
Source: Business Eco Network
Case study 25 - Innovative retail display units reduce waste
Boots The Chemists is the UK’s leading retailer of health and beauty
products, and is uniquely positioned to maximise eco-efficiency processes
from the design of products through to their manufacture and beyond.
Boots’ strategy to minimise waste at source whilst reducing reliance on
landfill has reduced waste costs and reduced use of virgin materials.
Since 2001/2002, Boots’ percentage of total waste recycled increased
from 37 per cent to 50 per cent, which delivers around 67 per cent saving
in waste costs. Part of this strategy includes developing a 100 per cent
recyclable Free Standing Display Units resulted in transport cost savings
of £240,625, waste disposal saving of £165,000, saved 83 tonnes of
cardboard annually and diverted 429 tonnes of waste from landfill and
recycling redundant shop fittings saved £15,000 in landfill costs.
Source: Business in the Community
Case study 26 - Collect Green Clubcard Points
As part of their commitment to the environment, Tesco has developed a
new programme to help customers reuse their carrier bags. In addition to
their Bag for Life scheme and biodegradable carrier bags, in August 2006,
Tesco started to give customers Green Clubcard Points every time they
reused a bag. The system covered any sort of bag because it sought to
prevent the use of new carrier bags rather than simply encourage the use
of the Bag for Life scheme. It is hoped this initiative will help Tesco cut
carrier bag use by over 25 per cent over the next two years. The Green
Clubcard Points can be spent like any other Clubcard Points and they