SupplyChain Magazine September 2015 | Page 99

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UTL ’ s capabilities extend far beyond a linear forward logistics service
Winter said : “ Every now and then there ’ s an item we can ’ t find a new home for . Rope for example ; once it ’ s used it cannot be resold as rope for Health and Safety reasons but we actually pass it on to a charity who makes dog leads out of it and who then sells it to raise funds for their charity . Anything we can ’ t find a reuse for and have to burn creates energy , and the ash is used to make breeze and cinder blocks in construction . So we ’ ve really worked hard to close that loop on everything . It is good CSR and a strong commitment to the public to cause as little environmental harm as possible .”
“ We started off in quite a modest way where we
A 23-part sortation process helps in recycling efforts
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