Welcome & About Whistl
2023 performance:
Waste management At Whistl, we have a valuable role to play in the transition to a circular economy. We are striving to decrease our use of materials, limit our waste and improve our recycling rates. In turn, this will enable us to reduce emissions associated with waste and lessen our disposal costs. Partnership with Zest Recycle In 2021, we partnered with Zest Recycle to improve our waste management across the Whistl Group. As part of this collaboration, we began collecting detailed data relating to our waste streams in a phased approach. Phase 1 focuses on general waste and recyclable materials, and Phase 2 will include hazardous waste and harder-to- recycle materials such as coffee cups, batteries and print cartridges. This information will enable us to identify where less effective waste management practices are occurring in order to determine where and how our approach can be improved. Subsequently, we aim to create bespoke waste management plans for our distinct sites to help achieve our waste and recycling targets across the Group. Importantly, Zest Recycle operates a zero-waste-to-landfill policy, meaning that for our sites signed up to Zest, zero waste goes to landfill. Across our sites signed up to Zest, our recycling rate increased to 90% in 2023, which was a 6% increase from 2022. We aim to have 100% of our sites signed up to Zest by the end of 2024 to ensure that we can fulfil our strategic ambition to have zero operational waste to landfill by the end of 2025. At present, 50% of our sites are signed up. As we deliver thousands of packages each year, secure packaging is crucial so that products can be handled with care. In 2023, we focused on improving the recyclability of our packaging in order to minimise waste and reduce the constant need for new packaging products. By the end of the year, 83% of the packaging used was made from at least 50% recyclable content. Together with our main packaging supplier, Antalis, we are working to identify more sustainable packaging solutions. We will undertake a complete review of single-use resources and operational packaging across all sites by the end of 2024. In 2024, we will be offering tailored training sessions to our operations and management teams to enhance their understanding of the segregation of waste across the Whistl Group.
90% recyclability for sites with Zest recycle* *50% of sites that have signed up to Zest Recycle.
Whistl’s ESG strategy
Targets: Zero operational waste to landfill by the end of 2025 Undertake a complete review of operational packaging used at all warehouses and depots by the end of 2024 Operational waste generated Waste (tonnes) General waste 304.93 Recycled material 2,855.59 Hazardous waste 6.01
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Preserving our natural environment
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures
Undertake a complete review of single-use resources across all sites by the end of 2024
Appendices
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2023 ESG Report
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