Excellence in waste management:

Case Study of Success

Alex Smith Alara Wholefoods Ltd

‘Welcome the Sun’

From

an unsustainable society driven by

fossil fuels, to

a sustainable one using

solar energy

Corporative Responsibility

The responsibility of enterprises for their impact

on society and environment

Sustainable waste management

Good resource management

Good environmental practices

Carbon neutral company

Support from the Local Council, the Permaculture Association and Capital Growth

Re-envision the nature of Waste

The Waste Hierarchy

1.Reduce it - send nothing to landfill or incineration

2. Re-use it - Reusing and recycling cardboard, boxes, paper sacks, office papers, plastic film, toner cartridges, other plastics, cans, bottles, electrical equipment, wood and fluorescent tubes

3. Recycle it

Reducing waste

Send nothing to landfill or incineration

Further staff training

Best practice

Ethical and sustainable initiatives

Corporate social standards

Minimising the adverse environmental impacts

Permaculture Urban Projects

Turn many undeveloped areas of wasteland around King's Cross into Community Food Gardens,

Permaculture Forest Garden

London's largest inner city Organic Vineyard

Support from the other local business, organisations

Terre Madre King's Cross and

Camden's Black and Minorities Ethnic (BME) group

Improves local area

Provide individuals with healthy organic food

Carbon Management

Alara Wholefoods Ltd

carbon negative

First food company in UK to be certified

‘Zero Waste’