Waste
We're significantly reducing the amount of carrier bags and packaging that we use, and are looking for new ways to recycle what we do use. By 2012 we aim to ensure that none of our clothing or packaging needs to end up as landfill.
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- 30. No operational waste to landfill
Aiming to ensure that M&S operations in the UK and Republic of Ireland (stores, offices and warehouses) will send no waste to landfill.
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- 31. Food waste (reduction)
Having reduced food waste we plan to work with suppliers to improve stock planning by developing the accuracy of our systems for forecasting demand.
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- 32. Food waste (alternative disposal)
Sending all remaining food waste to some form of recycling including composting and anaerobic digestion.
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- 33. Construction waste
Sending no waste to landfill from M&S store construction programmes.
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- 34. Construction and fit-out materials
Working with WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme) to increase the amount of recycled materials used in the construction and ‘fit-out’ of our stores.
Waste progress so far
Since we started charging our food carrier bags we have seen an 80% reduction in the number of bags we've given out.
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