Northumbrian Water

Winner of the Queen’s
Award for Enterprise

in the category of
sustainable development

We are proud to provide a sustainable, affordable, clean and safe water supply and to manage and treat the waste water returned to us in a way that protects the environment.

 

Waste and recycling - Action plan

• Minimise the amount of raw materials consumed by our activities, which will in turn reduce the amount of waste we produce.

• Work towards compliance with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive.

• Ensure that recycling activities are evaluated to ascertain that recycling is of overall environmental benefit rather detriment.

• Ensure that waste is dealt with in an appropriate manner at a licensed landfill or waste management facility.

• Promote waste recycling and recovery and endeavour to replace the use of non-sustainable natural resources.

• Cultivate a work ethic with a high level of awareness of waste minimisation and recycling within the business.

• Develop a waste management strategy which accommodates reuse and recycling procedures and initiatives for all active sites.

• Provide  guidance and information to all employees to maximise their participation in the recycling of their waste.

• Monitor the volume of waste that is sent to landfill and the volume that is recycled.

• Promote the economic use of paper through the selection of efficient print formats and document styles.

• Encourage use of paperless communications whenever practical.