Going Greener

Szerelmey has been making big efforts over the last few years to operate in a greener way including establishing our Green Team, aka Szerelmey Eco Warriors. Last year we were able to join the Ethical Stone Register at Declaration level and were the first Specialist Subcontract to do so. This year we are working towards moving up a level.

Everyone in the company has been proactive and enthusiastic about the things we have been implementing in the office from sensor lights to paperless Fridays to recycling as much as we can in terms of rubbish and recycling books around the office via a book drop system. We recently asked our staff to let us know what sort of things they do at home to be eco-aware and have pulled together the following list from their responses:

1. Use a company called Green Energy, the only UK supplier providing electricity from 100% renewable sources and offsetting the house gas you use with 100% green gas
2. Beeswax instead of clingfilm
3. Milk in glass bottles
4. Buy loose/unwrapped veg/fruit
5. Organic and or chemical-free makeup, hair products, soaps, etc
6. Use composting bin
7. Switch lights off when leaving room
8. Turn the tap off while brushing teeth
9. Collect cold water from shower while waiting for hot to come through, use for flushing toilets or watering plants
10. Use loofah for dishes not plastic sponges
11. Use plant-based or organic cleaning products
12. Buy cleaning products that can be refilled
13. Buy from market and butcher and use own containers
14. Use own shopping bags to avoid plastic ones
15. Wait to do washing until full load
16. Wash clothes only when they are dirty
17. Feed leftover food, other than poultry, to chickens
18. Recycle everything possible
19. Use Freecycle.org for recycling other items
20. Cycle or walk to work
21. Live in an energy-efficient A-rated building
22. Buy British and local
23. Lots of house plants
24. Try to buy clothing brands that are not associated with sweatshops
25. Automated light switches scheduled to switch off
26. Plant loads of bee-friendly plants in the garden
27. Donate all unwanted items to different charity shops
28. Use water butts to collect water for plants and garden
29. Grow own veg
30. Reuse old pieces of wood in the garden for different things
31. Holiday in the UK (even pre lockdown)
32. Avoid using the tumble dryer
33. Avoid consuming animal products where possible
34. Keep bees and chickens
35. Solar panels on roof