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intu’s Award-Winning Partnership with Don’t Waste Delivers Impressive Results

30 July 2020

intu and Don't Waste have piloted and rolled out a new waste reporting and auditing system that has transformed data accuracy and is empowering property teams to increase recycling, realise efficiencies and reduce costs.

Topic: Waste

Type: Case Studies

Canary Wharf Becomes the World’s First Commercial Centre Awarded Plastic Free Communities Status

02 August 2019

On World Environment Day 2019, Canary Wharf celebrated becoming the world’s first commercial centre to be awarded Plastic Free Communities status by marine conservation charity Surfers Against Sewage. This recognises the success of Canary Wharf Group’s collaborative ‘Breaking The Plastic Habit’ behavioural change campaign. Working together, occupiers, individuals and partners have helped eliminate avoidable single-use plastic through education, awareness raising and innovative solutions, including deposit return vending, reuse reward apps, coffee cup recycling and water bottle refill stations.

Topic: Waste

Type: Case Studies

Member: Canary Wharf Group

FTSE 100 Landsec responds to calls for fashion tax with launch of textile recycling scheme

01 March 2019

Landsec has announced plans to install 'interactive donation points' for old clothes at its Westgate shopping centre in Oxford, in response to growing speculation the government could introduce a tax on new clothes to fund recycling efforts.

Topic: Waste

Type: News

Member: Landsec

intu Partners with Retailers on UK’s First Compost Cafés

08 February 2019

intu has successfully partnered with a wide range of coffee retailers to set up the UK’s first Compost Cafés, where shoppers can collect free bags of used coffee grounds to mix into compost for their gardens and allotments. Initially trialled at intu Chapelfield, Compost Café has now also been launched at intu Potteries and will be rolled out across many of intu’s flagship destinations next year. Winner of a national environmental award, this ground-breaking initiative not only reduces waste to landfill, it also supports retailers and benefits the local community.

Topic: Waste

Type: Case Studies

Workspace Occupiers Welcome Recycling Opportunities

14 September 2018

By engaging with occupiers, Workspace has significantly improved recycling rates across its network of business centres...

Topic: Waste

Type: Case Studies

Member: Workspace Group

Canary Wharf Group set to become world’s first plastic free commercial centre as it joins forces with Surfers Against Sewage

25 July 2018

Canary Wharf Group is set to become world’s first plastic free commercial centre as it joins forces with Surfers Against Sewage...

Topic: Waste

Type: News

Member: Canary Wharf Group

Pass on Plastic

15 June 2018

Shaftesbury, alongside Project 0 and Sky Ocean Rescue, has launched Pass On Plastic, a pop up ocean experience that is open in London’s Carnaby from 8 – 24 June, aiming to raise awareness of ocean conservation...

Topic: Waste

Type: News

Member: Shaftesbury Capital

Canary Wharf Group spearheads the fight against plastic with innovative ‘breaking the plastic habit’ panel debate

01 June 2018

To celebrate World Environment Day, 5 June 2018, Canary Wharf Group is to host a cross-sector panel discussion – Breaking The Plastic Habit – with a committee of experts and industry leaders at the forefront of the single-use plastic debate.

Topic: Waste

Type: News

Member: Canary Wharf Group