PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT





We all know recycling has a positive impact on the environment, by keeping materials In The Loop for as long as possible.

But what about the tips and other spaces where recycling happens?

We saw the potential in these sites and have made it our mission to make room for nature.














How we’re protecting our environment 

♻️ Rethinking spaces
Transforming ex-landfill sites into forests with City of Trees

🏆 Sustainability Champions
Who find ways to make room for nature

🌍 Decarbonisation
Consistently working towards reducing our carbon impact

🐝 Tackling biodiversity loss
90,000 honey bees call recycling centres home 

🌱 Closing the loop on food
Your food and garden waste is made into compost



Why is biodiversity so important?

Biodiversity impacts everything we need to survive. Microorganisms enrich the soil where we grow our food. Roots from trees and plants hold the earth together preventing landslides and absorb water to avoid floods. Even the air you’re breathing right now has been improved by plants filtering the toxins out.

A recent report into the State of Nature analysed our local environment and found a shocking decline in biodiversity. Nearly half of biodiversity in the UK has been wiped out since the industrial revolution. More pollution, more buildings, more humans, meant less space for nature.




A woman in high vis and a hardhat leans on a wooden bin store which has a planter filled with soil on as a roof

Five secrets about your tip

Go behind the scenes of a recycling centre to learn how they’re enhancing biodiversity

A man inspects a tube used to protect newly planted trees on a grassy hill

Turning landfills into forests

How we transformed 2 ex-landfill sites into sanctuaries for nature

4 bee hives sit on top of tables made from pallets. Bees can be seen at the opening of each hive

How we’re improving bio-diversity

We’ve made it our mission to make room for nature at our waste and recycling sites

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