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Keeping the Defence estate clean [Copyright Landmarc Support Services Limited, 2018]
21st Sepemeber marked the start of Recycle Week. We all play an important part in recycling as individuals in our own homes and in our work lives, with that in mind, I’d like to highlight some of the excellent work that has happened to support recycling across the UK Defence estate.
Recycling and waste management is part of the Government’s strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the UK to zero by 2050. In support of this, the MOD has a sustainability strategy, which lays out how Defence will reduce carbon and greenhouse emissions across all areas of the Defence estate. This is something that we must all do to protect the environment, support sustainability and become carbon neutral by 2050.
We’ve already made a positive start by building infrastructure in the most effective, efficient and most sustainable way possible. Here are some examples of where we are increasing recycling and re-using materials that would be considered as waste and sent to landfill.
Landmarc's support to recycle waste
Our partner Landmarc undertakes recycling activities across the Defence estate. For example, at Westdown Camp on Salisbury Plain, the team identified huge numbers of unused hexamine cookers that would have been disposed of after exercises. The team re-packed and returned the cookers to our supply chain. In seven months alone, 2,280 stoves were diverted from waste, avoiding unnecessary disposal costs.
The team at Landmarc also delivers training to their staff across the UK who handle waste. This helps to spread the message about the importance of recycling.
Minimising waste through the Army Basing Programme
Defence Infrastructure Organisation
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