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Sustainability Roadmap

Our Sustainability Roadmap

Focus Area EXISTING SUSTAINABLE MEASURES PLANNED MEASURES FUTURE MEASURES
UNDER CONSIDERATION
ENERGY – Electricity

– LED lighting fitted in all areas
– LED bulbs in remaining areas
– Light sensors fitted where appropriate
– Green energy supplier used
– Energy efficiency rating of all new appliances considered

-Solar panels fitted

– Reducing electricity usage
– Voltage optimiser to store
– Diesel – Electric Car
– Electric charging points for staff and company vehicles installed
– Research cycle to work scheme – Electric vans
– Gas   – Consider new ways of heating new developments – Replace forklifts to electric
WATER – Capillary matting started
– Use water butts for plants at front of building
– Careful management/efficiency of irrigation system
– Educate and assist customers in reducing their water consumption
– Permeable carpark
– Water saving devices in bathrooms
– Increase usage of capillary matting
– Catching excess water from irrigation
– Rainwater harvesting/UV treating
WASTE
Metal
– Fully recycled    
– Wood – Fully recycled or reusable    
– Paper/
Cardboard
– Fully recycled    
– Plastics – Fully recycled
– Refillable water bottle service in restaurant/re-usable travel mug incentive
   
– Food – Fully recycled    
– Electrics – Fully recycled    
– General waste – Hand sorted
– Zero waste to landfill
– Incinerated to produce power
– Minimise all waste  
– Plants – Used in own grounds, given to staff – Composting on site  
– Oil – Recycled – oil is sent to a refinery where it is repurposed for use in generators    
– Cooking oil – Biodiesel    
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS
Peat
– Reduced peat-free range: 50% peat-free, 25% reduced peat – 100% peat-free by 2024  
– Organic – Comprehensive range of organic substitute products – Continue increasing the range  
– Fairtrade – Range of Fair-trade products – Continue increasing the range  
– Local – Comprehensive range of local products, always prioritised over non-local – Continue increasing the range  
– General – Source products which are recycled/recyclable – especially packaging
– Large vegan menu/products offered
– Takeaway packaging compostable/recyclable
   
GENERAL –
Carbon
  – Measure and improve our carbon footprint with net zero targets  
– Team – Sustainability Action Group set-up within team – Look at volunteering options  
– Community – Keep strong links working with community projects    
– Biodiversity – Upkeep and encourage use of our woodland nature walk
– Educate customers about wildlife friendly gardening
– Own bug hotels, wild flowers, etc. in own grounds
– All cleaning chemicals use biotechnology where no harmful chemicals are used
– We will phase out all products containing glyphosate by the end of 2023
   
Thetford Garden Centre 2023