twosco's
ethical
and ecological
policy
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Our aim is to lessen the impact that twosco
as a business
has on the environment by ways of managing the
day to day running and the overall management of the business...
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Here's what we've achieved so
far...
RECYCLING &
WASTE MANAGEMENT
PAPER
Waste paper is reused as note paper before it goes for recycling
Waste paper is collected and recycled via paper banks
CARDBOARD
Waste cardboard is collected and recycled via cardboard banks
GLASS
Waste glass is collected, washed and recycled via glass banks
FOIL
Waste aluminium foil is collected, washed where necessary and recycled via
foil banks
STAMPS
Used Postage Stamps from incoming letters are cut out and given to local
charities
PRINTER CONSUMABLES
Empty Ink-Jet Cartridges and Laser Toners are given to local charities for
recycling
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT
Waste computer equipment is passed on to a local computer business for
repair then resale or environmental disposal where repair is not
possible or uneconomic
BANKING & FINANCE
BANK ACCOUNT
twosco
has changed over from Lloyds TSB to The
Co-operative Bank
who are the only Bank / Clearing House to
have an ethical policy in the U.K.
CHARITY RATE
twosco
has a discounted rate of labour charges for customers who are charities
UTILITIES
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
twosco
has changed its electricity supply over from npower standard (fossil fuel) tariff to
npower
(in association with Greenpeace)
Juice
'friendly electricity' tariff. All of the electricity that twosco
uses to run it's offices is from a sustainable (non-fossil fuel) off-shore
wind farm.
INSURANCE
PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE
twosco's
two million pounds worth of public
liability insurance cover is provided by
the
Co-operative
Insurance Society Limited who
are an ethical co-operative business.
STATIONERY
A4 Paper - General Office Use (e.g. Job-Sheets)
twosco
uses paper that complies to any one of the following statements:-
Evolve Paper is made from 100%
recovered waste paper, collected from schools
and colleges, businesses, government offices and recycling drop-off
points.
The recovered paper is cleaned and recycled into pulp, and then made into
bright, white EVOLVE papers. The EVOLVE production process uses a
multi-stage
cleansing process that is unique in Europe. It uses biodegradable cleaners
and
chlorine-free bleaches. The result is an exceptionally bright and white
paper that is
produced with the environment in mind.
OR
100% RECYCLED PAPER
Paper made entirely from ECF (Elemental Chlorine-Free) pulp obtained from
100% farmed eucalyptus trees in a sustainable forest
Paper Pulp/Fibre is sourced from sustainably managed plantation and
forests
Ink-Jet Cartridges & Laser Toners
twosco
uses compatible and refilled printer cartridges
purchased from Cartridge
World and The
Computer Shop both in Telford.
"Saves Money, Saves Time and Saves the Environment" - Cartridge World
POLICY IN THE
PIPELINE:-
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When current stocks of office paper are sufficiently depleted, #
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replacement paper supplies will be purchased that are made of recycled
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