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Excellence in waste management:
Case Study of Success
Alex Smith Alara Wholefoods Ltd
‘Welcome the Sun’
From
an unsustainable society driven by
fossil fuels, to
a sustainable one using
solar energy
Corporative Responsibility
The responsibility of enterprises for their impact
on society and environment
Sustainable waste management
Good resource management
Good environmental practices
Carbon neutral company
Support from the Local Council, the Permaculture Association and Capital Growth
Re-envision the nature of Waste
The Waste Hierarchy
1.Reduce it - send nothing to landfill or incineration
2. Re-use it - Reusing and recycling cardboard, boxes, paper sacks, office papers, plastic film, toner cartridges, other plastics, cans, bottles, electrical equipment, wood and fluorescent tubes
3. Recycle it
Reducing waste
Send nothing to landfill or incineration
Further staff training
Best practice
Ethical and sustainable initiatives
Corporate social standards
Minimising the adverse environmental impacts
Permaculture Urban Projects
Turn many undeveloped areas of wasteland around King's Cross into Community Food Gardens,
Permaculture Forest Garden
London's largest inner city Organic Vineyard
Support from the other local business, organisations
Terre Madre King's Cross and
Camden's Black and Minorities Ethnic (BME) group
Improves local area
Provide individuals with healthy organic food
Carbon Management
Alara Wholefoods Ltd
carbon negative
First food company in UK to be certified
‘Zero Waste’