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We're transforming the future of waste management

At phs, we want to do the right thing for both our customers and the environment; providing sustainable solutions which lead the industry. To achieve this, we’ve evolved our LifeCycle proposition.

As part of LifeCycle, phs’ sustainable waste management strategy, we’ve announced a new partnership with Viridor which will divert customer waste from landfill into power generation. The new multi-million pound, five-year national contract will see phs-managed non-recyclable waste transformed into energy at Viridor plants across the country.

phs collects around 65,000 tonnes of hygiene waste from customers, including nappies and sanitary products. If disposed of within landfill, this waste can take more than 500 years to decompose. However, with this new partnership in place, phs-managed waste will be treated at Viridor’s energy recovery facilities (ERFs), and other partners across the country, to create low carbon electricity which is sent to the National Grid. This will enhance phs customers’ sustainability objectives; not only diverting waste from landfill but using it to create energy.

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We’re helping organisations save millions of litres of water

In an average office based-business, toilet and urinal flushing and washing account for 90% of water usage. A typical full-time employee uses 50 litres of water a day in the office.

phs has a range of innovative and patented products which can save organisations thousands of litres of water – and cut the cost of water and energy bills too. From flush and water management controls, urinal sleeves to cistern sanitisers, our products help prevent blockages, eliminate odour and reduce running costs.

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We’re cleaning up the ocean from plastic waste

Discarded fishing nets account for a shocking 46% of the ocean’s plastic pollution. Known as ghost nets, they risk trapping and drowning mammals such as turtles, dolphins and whales. These nets take 600 years to degrade and, when they do, shed micro plastics which make their way into the food chain.

Our carefully chosen partners are working with communities across the world to find a valuable and environmentally-beneficial use for this damaging waste stream. Since 2017, all fitted or loose lay mats we sell are made from ECONYL. ECONYL® yarn is a 100% regenerated and regenerable Nylon 6, made from waste, such as fluff from carpets, textiles and recovered fishing nets disposed in the sea. So, our mats are not only helping keep your floors clean, they are helping to clean up the oceans.

And once its served its purpose as a floor mat, it is recycled again either as equestrian bedding or turned into a refuse derived fuel to create energy; giving it life after life. So everyone who steps into a business, retailer, office or school with a floor mat from phs is contributing to the clean-up of ghost fishing nets, simply by wiping their feet.

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We’re improving our carbon footprint

Each day, phs employees undertake 20,000 service visits to our customers’ sites, performing essential services. This is why 75% of our organisational carbon footprint is down to the fuel used in our vehicles. To tackle this, our efforts are focused on choosing efficient vehicles that are the best-fit for our needs, taking practical steps to reduce fuel use and looking to the future to understand how we can transition to low carbon transport solutions. 

We have invested £16 million in new vehicles, downsizing vehicles and consolidating routes wherever possible. And we also engage a driver behaviour training programme, an investment which has resulted in an improvement in our average driver miles per gallon of 15% over three years.

The measures we’ve undertaken have helped us reduce the gas used to wash our mats by 9%, reduce electricity consumption at our head office by 22% as well as reducing air travel by 9% and increasing use of rail by 7%. In three years, we have reduced our organisational carbon footprint by 30%, a reduction of 12,000 tonnes of carbon.

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