Recycling Scheme Booklet 2022 - Flipbook - Page 4
REFUSE
THE 5 R’S REFUSE, REDUCE, REUSE,
REPURPOSE, RECYCLE AT SMI
ZERO
WASTE
REFUSE
REDUCE
REUSE
REPURPOSE
Making smarter purchasing decisions regarding refusing excessive product packaging and
reusing suppliers packaging, boxes etc where possible aligns with our Environmental, Social,
Governance strategy. SMI are working with our stakeholders to minimize waste by refusing
unnecessary waste were possible. The number of non-recyclable products we purchase from
our suppliers is lowered, as our eco product range continues to grow and we can now offer our
customers a broader recycling scheme.
REDUCE
RECYCLE
According to the 5 R’s there are four actions that should be taken alongside recycling;
refuse, reduce, reuse, and repurpose. Implementing this methodology into our business
waste reduction plan helps to minimize the amount of waste across our practises and
helps SMI reach its sustainable goals.
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Reducing the use of wasteful and non-recyclable products will have a positive impact on a
business’s ecological footprint. SMI has focused on the most used materials in a business over
the past few years including single use plastic, plastic packaging, and paper. During 2021 we
implemented our paperless warehouse management system at our distribution centre which
significantly reduced our paper consumption. Urgent action is needed to reduce plastic waste
and SMI have taken several steps to do our bit to combat this issue. These steps include removing
plastic bagging from products across orders or using DPD green packing which is made from 80%
reclaimed materials and are 100% recyclable. Another step we have taken looks at our offsetting
project which is dedicated to cleaning up plastic from the ocean. This project is commitment to
collecting 10kg of plastic for tonne of CO2 that is offset. SMI offset 434,000kg of carbon which
the equivalent of 217,000kg of plastic collected from the ocean after the emissions is split across
the two projects we support.
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