Steelite Healthcare Brochure UK

plaster Waste plaster moulds are recycled into plaster board material for the building industry. 822 TONNES RECYCLED IN 2019

water

Capturing process waste and re-introducing it back into our products saves on waste leaving site, reducing our impact on the environment

Zero Waste Manufacturing Steelite International work closely with a number of suppliers and organisations, and are continually monitoring, developing and improving procedures to create minimum impact on the community and environment, while ensuing maximum efficiency and cost savings for the future sustainability of the business. Steelite International is a member of The Green Organisation that rewards and promotes environmental best practice around the world, and the Staffordshire Business & Environmental Network, which aims to help local businesses reduce environmental impacts while also generating profits.

wood Scrap wood from the site goes to a wood chip plant which turns the waste into chipboard for the building industry

refractory waste Refractory waste (broken kiln furniture) is introduced as an aggregate used by several industries

54 TONNES RECYCLED IN 2019

We have a dedicated and innovative approach to caring for the environment. In 2019 Steelite were awarded an engineering gold Green Apple Award for the implementation of a waste water centrifuge system. Our new centrifuge system works by spinning waste material out of waste water at very high speed, the water is separated from waste glaze and then reclaimed saving around 20 cubic metres of water per day. This has dramatically improved the quality of waste water that does leave site. A part from significantly reducing water, it saves glaze and lowers energy usage on site too. In 2007, the business became one of only five companies in the UK to install a Lamella system. Steelite is the only tableware manufacturer to use a Lamella system for recycling clay waste. In addition to clay recycling, fewer chemicals are now required to separate waste. This has a positive effect on the environment and water discharged from the site is also purer.

paper By using Woodland Trust printer paper, we have helped to fund 1.86 hectares of new native UK woodland during 2019, to capture 743 tonnes of CO 2

clay The introduction of our Lamella machine in 2007 now allows us to recycle clay waste in water. This allows us to produce 15,000 cups and saucers every year with the clay waste extracted

energy We monitor energy usage and monitor yield, paying particular attention to the amount of product we put into our kilns as poor kiln fill would lead to waste energy

less than 1% can’t be recycled

The Lamella has significantly reduced Steelite International’s impact on the environment. The company now recycles in excess of 99% of manufacturing waste. In 2010 we received a Green Apple Award for the Lamella project.

The only waste that leaves our site destined for landfill is waste ceramic fibres as it is hazardous and has no other use. Less than 1% of our total waste by weight or volume goes down this route

RECYCLING IN EXCESS OF 99% OF WASTE

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