- We recycle 85% of our general waste at the Loughborough site
- 40,000 chemical bottles are collected, reused or recycled / month
- We send 20 tonnes cardboard / month to mill for re-pulping
- 1 tonne of plastic bottles / month are sent for reprocessing (pipes etc)
- We re-use approximately 10,000 pulp inserts / month for packaging bottles
- 30 tonnes of glass are recycled per month
- 3 tonnes office paper / month are recycled
- Plastic bags and film are recycled at a rate of 1 tonne/ month
- Printer & toner cartridges are recycled through the charity Scope
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 Comments from the Fisher Scientific UK Waste Management Centre Controller:
With more and more environmental legislation coupled with rising costs it becomes increasingly important for every company to do what they can to safeguard our environment.
Here at Fisher Scientific UK, we take our responsibilities very seriously and we are constantly working on ways to minimise the environmental impact of our (and our customers) activities.
The re-use and recycling of what would otherwise be waste materials is just one
of the ways we can all help the environment.
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Customer and Supplier packaging
In order to help our customers with their own costly waste management issues, we offer a collection and recycling service for a range of Fisher Scientific products with a Fisher Chemicals label:
- 2.5L glass and plastic coated glass bottles (Winchesters)
- 2.5L and 1L plastic liquids bottles (Mausers)
- Cardboard, with Fisher Scientific / Chemicals logo and recycling symbols used to deliver the above
- Pulp inners from the above packs
- Wooden pallets
- Stainless steel returnable drums and IBCs (1000L, 200L, 30L, 25L and variotainers of various sizes)
Our packaging waste collection service is focused on recycling and reuse rather than disposal.
Cardboard and polythene packaging received from suppliers is reused or recycled. We also reuse pulp inserts for chemical packaging.
Click here to download Packaging Returns information »
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Packaging Waste Regulations
We also comply with the “Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2005. We are registered as a member of the Veolia Environmental Services’ compliance scheme. The scheme obtains evidence of recovery and recycling from packaging waste collected and reprocessed by Veolia Environment.
Veolia Environmental Services website »
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Environmentally friendly loosefill packaging material
 We use GreenFill biodegradable loosefill material instead of polystyrene chips. GreenFill is an environmentally and cost effective alternative to polystyrene loosefill.
Material is
- 100% biodegradable
- Lightweight & dust-free
- Can re-use or compost chips
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Last Updated on Monday, 09 May 2011 09:57 |
Environment Information 
