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How to make your textile consumption more sustainable

How to make your textile consumption more sustainable

An estimated 1.2m tonnes of textiles end up in landfill sites in the UK each year. Of that 1.2m tonnes, around 360,000 tonnes are clothing items. In terms of monetary value, this is roughly £140m worth of clothing going to UK landfill sites every year. “Waste is out of fashion!” That was the message for.

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Shred Station staff are painting for the planet.

Between now and Friday 2nd December, we’ve challenged our staff to create a masterpiece as part of our 10,000 Tree Challenge. For each member of staff who submits their canvas creation, we will plant trees. With no brief and the creative freedom to choose any theme and use any medium, we’re expecting to see a.

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Shred Station trials Volvo’s Electric Demonstrator truck

Shred Station has just completed a two-week trial of a Volvo EFE Rigid – a demonstration model of one of Volvo’s state-of-the-art electric trucks. For two weeks, we trialled the truck from our Norwich facility, using it for bespoke off-site work. We were very impressed with the vehicle. Oliver Grice, our Operations Director said: “It’s.

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The different types of paper shredders

There are many types of paper shredders out there. From home and office shredding machines to industrial shredders, we’ll explain the difference between how these machines work and which you should use to keep your data secure. Strip-cut shredders What is strip-cut shredding? Strip-cut shredding is where a shredder will slice paperwork into long strips..

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Are there any paper shredding companies that will service the whole UK?

Many who need shredding, especially those in rural areas, may ask themselves “are there any paper shredding companies near me?”. Are you without a signal? No main roads for miles? No delivery service to your door? With our UK-wide coverage, it doesn’t matter if you’re in the Scottish Highlands, the enchanting streets of Castle Combe,.

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