Environment

Leading the way in environmental sustainability for the industrial inkjet technology sector

Areas of focus

  • We will reduce our Scope 1 emissions by reducing our F-Gas leaks and implementing green gas solutions to our UK sites
  • We will drive energy reduction through work groups and invest in renewable energy sources
  • We will improve biodiversity in the community where we operate

Zero to Landfill

We have implemented ‘zero waste to landfill,’ across all three of Xaar’s UK sites – Huntingdon, Waterbeach and the Megnajet facility in Kettering – with the support of waste services provider BIFFA.

As well as ensuring that zero waste is sent to landfill, we have improved our UK site waste management processes to better separate general recycling and food, a move that comes ahead of anticipated food waste regulations.

We introduced new colour-coded bins at each location to accommodate the change in process, supported by internal communications to help educate employees. A vital decision was to reduce the total number of bins on-site, to make it easier for everyone to follow the system correctly.

The work undertaken on the zero waste to landfill initiative will drive multiple environmental
benefits, with improved separation processes ensuring that a greater volume of waste is
suitable for recycling. We will monitor data to quantify the results. Zero to landfill

''During our sustainability workshops, it was clear that people like to see tangible evidence of our commitment to environmental responsibility. The changes to our waste processes provide one way of achieving this because it’s such a visual system'' ENVIRONMENT
Beth Connolly-Atkins, Strategy and Business Planning Manager