Recycling our store waste
We recycle almost all of our store waste from our UK stores including cardboard, plastic, and hangers through our new centralised recycling plant at Thrapston; effectively making our UK distribution network carbon neutral.
We estimate that in a year, we will have
- Recycled 23,000,000 hangers
- Recycled 14,000 tonnes of cardboard in a 21-day closed loop system to make the paper carrier bags we use in store
- Cut 21,576 lorry trips to our stores
- Reduced road use by 160,525 miles
- Saved 27,869 gallons of fuel
- Saved 238,000 trees per year
- Ensured our UK distribution network is effectively carbon neutral*
What’s next?
We’re evaluating similar recycling schemes for our stores in the Republic of Ireland and Spain.
*Calculated using protocols from the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Carbon Trust and PAS 2050