Simon Futcher, Regional & Local Sales Director at Veolia UK, is joined by Antony Isherwood, the Community Director at Birmingham City Football Community Trust, to take a deep dive into the initiatives that sports stadiums community trusts are implementing to drive sustainability credentials.
How much do you know about district heating schemes? As one of the most low-carbon ways to heat homes and buildings, district heating is something we should all be talking about.In this episode of 'Ask the Expert', Martyn Fuller is joined by Jon Sanderson, Business Development Manager for District Heating at Veolia UK. Jon explains how district heating schemes work, and how they are playing an increasingly vital role in the journey to ecological transformation.
In April 2022, the UK-wide Plastic Packaging Tax came into effect. The tax applies to plastic packaging manufactured in or imported into the UK containing less than 30% recycled content.Tom McBeth, Policy and Infrastructure Manager at RECOUP, joins us to discuss the implications of the tax for businesses, as well as how we can all play our part in achieving a more circular economy for plastics.
Veolia UK's Supply Chain Director, Kevin Davies, and Responsible Business Manager, Danielle King, join Martyn Fuller to discuss sustainability in the supply chain.With businesses facing increasingly tough economic pressures, it can be easy to focus only on cost savings and forget sustainability. Yet with challenging Net Zero targets to hit and scope 3 emissions under the microscope, it's crucial for businesses to find ways to work with their suppliers to minimise their environmental impact.
As an increasing number of UK drivers make the switch to Electric Vehicles (EVs), disposing of end-of-life EV batteries sustainably needs to be a priority.Tune in to hear from David Reynolds, Business Manager for Battery Recycling at Veolia UK, as he talks to Martyn Fuller about how EV batteries can become part of a circular solution.The conversation covers some of the solutions already being rolled out around the world, including at our own facility in the West Midlands, and the requirements for disposing of these batteries safely.
In the second part in our Decarbonising Transport series, Martyn Fuller is joined by Edward Yendluri, Waste and Recycling Manager at Westminster City Council, and Briony Bendle, Strategy Manager - Municipal at Veolia UK, to discuss the introduction of Electric Vehicles (EVs) to Westminster's waste management and street cleansing fleet.Topics covered include the carbon emissions saved through the electrification of the fleet; the importance of engaging communities in sustainability initiatives; and how the long-standing partnership between Veolia and Westminster City Council is helping to achieve ecological transformation.
Did you know that biodiversity is essential for supporting all life on Earth - including humans?Tune in to find out more about what biodiversity means, why it is so important, and what we're doing here at Veolia to support it.Martyn Fuller is joined by Mark Smith, Director of Permitting & Environmental Control at Veolia UK, to delve into this crucial topic, and find out how we can all play our part in enhancing biodiversity.
The Veolia Environmental Trust supports community and environmental projects across England, from projects to restore biodiversity, to community gardens and facilities.Andrew Brown, Executive Director of the Trust, tells us more about the impact of the Trust's funding on local communities, and shares some of his own standout projects that the Trust has supported.
The fight against food waste is one we all need to play our part in.Research from WRAP shows that a million tonnes of food waste is thrown away every year. Eleanor Morris, Special Advisor - Hospitality and Food Service at WRAP, joins us to explain how businesses can take action to reduce food waste, along with their carbon footprint.
Energy supply is estimated to have been responsible for 21% of UK greenhouse gas emissions in 2020. We all need to take steps to decarbonise our energy consumption to play our part in ecological transformation.If you're unsure about where your organisation should start, tune in to hear Denis Adelmant and Heather Foster, two of Veolia UK's energy experts, share their insights.
Martyn Fuller from Veolia UK is joined by Tom Coleman, General Manager - Treatment at our industry-leading plastics recycling facility in Dagenham.Preserving resources and closing the loop on plastics are vital to achieving ecological transformation, with our Dagenham facility playing an important role in the plastics recycling market in the UK.Tom tells us more about how the processes that take place at the facility, and how Dagenham is helping to close the loop on plastics.
Ever wondered how waste compaction could benefit your business?Martyn Fuller from Veolia UK is joined by Daniel Parsons, Managing Director of Capital Compactors & Balers, to find out more about what the compaction process involves, and the environmental and financial benefits for businesses.