Concern for their impact on the environment is the most prominent driver for businesses reducing their single-use plastic waste, but is plastic all bad and what should you consider when reviewing your packaging?
Plastics have many advantages as a material, they are versatile, lighter to transport and they have a lower carbon footprint than some other options but many are also hard to recycle so the real issue is end-of-life scenarios.
With a multitude of alternative materials out there, how do you choose? We’re here to help you to understand your plastic footprint as a business, and identify where and how you can take action.
With a multitude of alternative materials out there, how do you choose? We’re here to help you to understand your plastic footprint as a business, and identify where and how you can take action.
Support on your plastics reduction journey
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Sustainable Sidekicks exists to support SMEs, office managers and green champions who recognise the need to take action on their businesses environmental impacts.
Plastic pollution is a well-documented issue and with so much confusion around plastic recycling, we are here to help you better understand plastic packaging and where it ends up, reduce single-use plastics and source alternatives to tackle a throwaway office culture. Sustainability needn’t come at a cost. We can actually help you to make savings while improving staff and customer loyalty and positioning your brand in a world where the plastic problem remains firmly on the public agenda. |
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" 70% of SMEs acknowledge that staff want to reduce their single-use plastic footprint"
(Brita & Keep Britain Tidy Report 2019)
Tackling Single-use Plastics in the Workplace
Your customers and staff may be asking questions about your plastic packaging or perhaps you have gone single-use at home and despair of the office bins full of takeaway boxes and coffee cups after lunchtime but just don’t know how to make change on a larger scale.
If you’re concerned about the environmental impacts of your business and would like to find alternative materials but are confused by all of the options, our CPD accredited course ‘Tackling Single-use Plastics in the Workplace’ is for you.
Your customers and staff may be asking questions about your plastic packaging or perhaps you have gone single-use at home and despair of the office bins full of takeaway boxes and coffee cups after lunchtime but just don’t know how to make change on a larger scale.
If you’re concerned about the environmental impacts of your business and would like to find alternative materials but are confused by all of the options, our CPD accredited course ‘Tackling Single-use Plastics in the Workplace’ is for you.
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We will equip you with the knowledge to carry out plastic audits, talk confidently to suppliers about plastic-free options and develop behavioural change within your organisation. We will also help you to understand the pros and cons of plastic, whether the alternative materials are right for your business and what happens at the end of their life with;
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This course will completely transform your understanding of plastics, packaging, waste and recycling. Furthermore, this transformation will be instrumental in shaping the way you consider other aspects of your business.
And if that isn’t enough, you will save money, reduce waste and improve customer loyalty by aligning with their concerns and allowing them to buy your products with confidence.
And if that isn’t enough, you will save money, reduce waste and improve customer loyalty by aligning with their concerns and allowing them to buy your products with confidence.
‘Doing the right thing’ often isn’t the easy option but the benefits to your business can be incredible and throughout the course, you will hear interviews with businesses who have already taken action.
Their insights and measures will be relevant to businesses of all sizes from start-ups to large organisations and will inspire you to adopt the mindset you need in order to achieve change.
Be inspired
Watch interviews with organisations who have already taken action:
Watch interviews with organisations who have already taken action:
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“Very comprehensive look at everyday materials. A lot of detail, but that is necessary to understand the topic fully. Engaging delivery.”
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The Tipping Point: What happens with our Waste
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The Tipping Point: What happens with our Waste
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“Livvy was a lively and engaging speaker who conveyed a lot of information in an easy to digest fashion.
She tailored the content to the audience at Universal Music and got everyone thinking about practical steps they could take at work and at home to live in a more sustainable way.”
Karen Simmonds, Sustainability Lead, Universal Music
She tailored the content to the audience at Universal Music and got everyone thinking about practical steps they could take at work and at home to live in a more sustainable way.”
Karen Simmonds, Sustainability Lead, Universal Music
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