Ronseal and the Environment
- Ronseal is committed to reducing the amount of waste that goes to landfill. In 2007 Ronseal recycled 10.08 tonnes of plastic and 10.43 tonnes of cardboard.
- Ronseal are a certified ISO14001 organisation.
- In 2006, 1,292 lorries made the 40 mile journey from Ronseal headquarters to an off-site warehouse in Wakefield, United Kingdom. In November 2007, Ronseal opened a 90,000 square foot warehouse at Headquarters in Sheffield, UK. The warehouse has taken 1,292 lorries off the road and nullified over 51,680 road miles per year.
- Twenty years ago, 80% of Ronseal products were solvent-based, compared to 20% today.
- Ronseal aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 165 tonnes a year by working with the Carbon Trust. This is an overall reduction in energy consumption by 7%, the equivalent of 28,500 air miles (www.carbonify.com), which is the equivalent to over one plane journey around the world.
- Solvent waste has been reduced by a minimum of 75% compared to levels in 2006. From March 2008,the recovered solvent is then going to be reused in the manufacturing process of new products.
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