Evergreen has recently become a registered Recolight recycling point. This means we are part of a new scheme trying to reduce the environmental impact of fluorescent light tubes. Although it seems a relatively niche area of recycling, over 100 million fluorescent light tubes are sold in the UK alone every year.

Despite being a highly encouraging statistic in terms of energy use, as fluorescent light tubes can consume up to 80% less energy than other light sources, the substances these lamps contain – including dangerous chemicals dangerous such as cyanide and mercury – can be very damaging to the environment when they are sent to landfill and the chemicals leak out.

As a Recolight recycling point, Evergreen is now able to dispose of these tubes in a manner which doesn’t damage the environment, with the tubes’ materials being recovered so they can be used again. Examples of this re-use include the crushed glass, which can potentially be used to make new lamps, and the normally damaging mercury, which can also be used in new lamps or other industrial processes.

www.recolight.co.uk

Evergreen is now a proud sponsor of The Woodland Trust! This has left us with our own dedication of woodland in Mannings Wood. This picturesque area of woodland is set in the Dundry Hills and plays host to many different species of plants, including but not limited to square stalked St. John’s wort, oak trees, and ground shrubs such as dog’s mercury.

http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk

In our continuing effort to environmentally streamline our process, we have started using Simpac’s Peel & Seal tamper evident paper sacks. The fact that these sacks are made of paper means we don’t even have to open them to dispose of your confidential waste, we simply put the bag, as you gave it to us, into the shredder, making your information even more secure.

What does this means for our clients? Well, it allows us to provide a service that’s not only more secure, but more environmentally sound, as recycling the bag as well makes our process almost 100% waste free! These new bags also allow you to be certain that your information is totally secure, without even our workforce having the chance to look at it.

http://www.simpac.co.uk

If you’ve ever visited Evergreen you may have seen the pictures of shredded paper in the board-room, these were produced by local artist and designer John Buchmuller as part of the new branding of Evergreen. John says “We were struck by the beauty of the shredded paper that was baled and stacked in the factory, it seemed a perfect opportunity to create an interesting talking point”.

One of the pictures featured in the boardroom

Well, what do you think, is it art?

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