We reduce our waste and by-products by re-using and recycling.

Ash and gypsum produced during the burning of coal and desulphurisation has many uses. We produce good quality ash and gyspum that can be used by the construction industry. At Ironbridge we have a unique ash management programme called Devils Dingle, see below of more information.

We recover and recycle all our packaging and welcome the Packaging Waste Directive. We also support the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive which came into force in January 2007 and aims to reduce electrical waste going to landfill.      

We are registered as a producer of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE), and are a member of the Valpak Distributor Take back Scheme. This means that we pay our share of the costs for the recycling of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) at local waste management facilities.

Each piece of Electrical and Electronic Equipments (EEE) produced and sold in the UK must be marked with the crossed out wheelie bin symbol signifying that it must be recycled rather than being thrown away with general waste. For more information on environmental labelling, recycling and to find your nearest recycling facilities visit the recycle-more.co.uk website

We are committed to reducing waste in our offices. We have procured new waste contracts which will increase the proportion of office waste being recycled. And we have commissioned the charity Global Action Plan, a practical environmental charity, to help us reduce our office wastage.    

Devils Dingle is an old reservoir that has been filled with 2 million tons of ash and is now a 100 acre site. This site will be landscaped to match the surrounding countryside and developed into a local nature reserve that will contain 3 lakes. Many species have already become established at the site so it is hoped that the site will eventually support an impressively diverse range of wildlife, including freshwater and marshland species. The project is planning to reach completion in 2008.