Waste and Resources
We’ve increased recycling by more than 85% and reduced waste sent to landfill by over 42% over the past 2 years. In 2008/09 we made recycling even easier for our employees by introducing mixed bins. Waste is sorted by our contractor and employees no longer need to worry about which waste goes in which bin. We ran a publicity campaign to let everyone know about the change. In 2008/09 we recycled 71% of the waste we generated which is up from 55% last year. Through the introduction of composting, our sites in Livingston and Dunfermline diverted 91% of their waste from landfill this year.
Our customers can use our free take back service to recycle their old Sky equipment, and we include information on this service on the packaging for all new set top boxes. Find out more about recycling your old Sky equipment.
The UK’s Environment Agency audited our compliance with the Producer Obligation (Packaging Waste) Regulations and the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations this year and were satisfied that we comply with all requirements. We also comply with the Batteries and Accumulator Regulations and the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation & Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulations which came into force this year.
