the greenest polythene company - carbon positive: how we did it

The Greenest Polythene Company.Carbon Positive:How did we do it?By Polythene UK.

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Why Become Green? Sustainable business

practices help our planet! An environmentally

responsible supply chain is essential for modern businesses.

Society demanding a more sustainable approach to living & working.

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Polylite - Efficient Tough, lightweight

polythene material. Versatile and multi-

layered. Substantial cost savings. Reduces weight of

consumption by 20%. 100% recyclable.

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Polyair – Carbon Positive Bio-based & Carbon Positive. Versatile and strong. Proactively Green.

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Our New Offices:Our new offices offer a productive new way of working, whilst being completely sustainable environmentally.

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Our office excels in a number of environmental aspects and helps us become Carbon Positive. Read what makes this space sustainable….

Our new building includes: 1 x 25 kw Solar PV

System: 22,000 kWh of electricity per annum.

1 x 300 litre Ecocent Air to Water Heat Pump: Uses electricity from solar PV, extracts heat from server room to heat hot water.

2 x 25 kw Air Source Heat Pumps: Heat both floors (8000 sq ft).

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Our new building includes: 26 x Termovec

Radiators: Using electricity from solar PV system, these are small, low-cost high-performing radiator units. They only require the hot water to be 40°C.

LED Lighting: Run by solar PV, 80% saving on energy over conventional lighting.

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Our Green Approach:Rainwater

reprocessing.Shredded paper sent to

animal shelters.Recycling toner

cartridge.Recycling waste paper.Collecting food waste.

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The Result: Fuel spend reduced by

£16,000 per annum. 19,000 kWh of electricity

produced (saving 9.2 tonnes of CO2).

150,000 kWh of heat generated per annum (saving 30.9 tonnes of CO2).

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Green RecognitionIn July 2013, our approach was recognised by UK Prime Minister David Cameron as he visited us to officially open our new offices. He said;

“With their new offices and exclusive products Polythene UK are certainly proving their green credentials and I hope that other UK businesses will feel inspired to follow in their footsteps.”

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To find out more…

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