Environmental Management System
The Meat Box Company has implemented an environmental management system to demonstrate our commitment to protecting the environment through the following practices:
- Wind turbines on site producing 25% of all our electricity requirements
- 80kw of solar panels on site producing 30% of all our electricity requirements
- Water meter readings taken weekly to check for leaks & excess consumption
- Water savings of 300% achieved through water audit & use of solenoids
- LED light bulbs with 65% lower energy use throughout the building
- Complete light shut down at night
- Approximately 3 tonnes of green offal, cutting waste, heads, feet etc. are recycled into pet food weekly
- Cardboard packaging waste is recycled
- Minimal packaging is used where legislation permits
- Clean polythene & pallet wrap is segregated from dirty in production areas
- Clean polythene & pallet wrap recycled & an income generated
- Dirty polythene & pallet wrap recycled & sent for energy for waste
- Separate waste bins for card & paper to allow for correct recycling
- Diesel run delivery vehicles are renewed to ensure modern fuel efficient engines are used
- Provision of fuel efficient driving training for drivers
- Route planning software to ensure all routes are set out in advance to minimise mileage & road use
- New customers/contracts must be scheduled to run on existing routes
- Modern on site diesel store with overfill protection/bund/oil trap/lock & electrical isolation
- All end of life vehicles & equipment is retained & recycled before passing to recognised recycling facilities
- Wherever feasible products are sourced or reared in the vicinity
- Top quality insulation for cold rooms to reduce energy consumption
- Modern high efficiency refrigeration units used to reduce energy consumption
- Re-use of waste heat from the refrigeration units for washing, heating & laundry
- Wherever possible business is conducted via email to eliminate post & paper wastage
- Staff awareness training of our environmental performance & individual responsibilities
To ensure continuous improvement of our environmental performance The Meat Box Company will regularly review all our activities, operations & procedures to identify & evaluate their environmental impact & set priorities for addressing any issues identified. The Meat Box Company will review & revise our environmental statement annually.