Waste Reduction
Miller Pattison works with its suppliers to minimise
primary and secondary packaging, while maintaining necessary levels of packaging
to ensure that the product arrives with the customer in perfect condition.
Miller Pattison has recognised that the major impact of the organisation on environmental
waste is through packaging and has taken a proactive approach to minimise the amount
of new packaging entering the market and the amount of waste generated at branch
level.
This is achieved by:
- Returning reusable pallets to suppliers and similarly recovering used pallets from
customers.
- Reusing packaging opened at branch level for internal transfers and deliveries.
- Actively taking part in recycling and reclamation schemes through the Company’s
membership of Cleanapak and working closely with suppliers to improve the accuracy
of data. Miller Pattison meets its responsibilities under the packaging waste regulations
in the UK through Cleanapak’s compliance scheme.
- Implementation of electronic communication which has resulted in a significant reduction
in internal paperwork.
