Grundon
Let us take you
on our journey...
The initial spark
Moving our plans into overdrive
Our commitment to cutting
the
carbon
emissions from our collection
vehicle fleet goes
beyond
investing in our fully electric-powered collection vehicles.
In 2018, we added an ultra-low emission hydrogen/diesel dual-fuel collection vehicle to our
fleet. This was followed by two industry-leading electric forklifts for our
Hazardous Waste Transfer Station in June 2022.
The next step? Turning our company car fleet fully electric.
Switching up our strategy
Grundon
The initial spark
In 2000, we implemented our carbon reduction programme. Since then Grundon has gone from strength to strength. Our commitment to reducing our carbon emissions never wavered and since the inception of the programme, our emissions have reduced by almost 80% despite our business growing.
Our next landmark moment was in 2014 when we became the first of the major waste industry players to commit to a CarbonNeutral® fleet certification programme. It's enabled us to:
-
Purchase carbon credits to offset our vehicle emissions
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Support life-changing rural community projects in Uganda
-
Reduce our customers' carbon footprint
Moving our plans into overdrive
Our commitment to cutting the carbon emissions from our collection vehicle fleet goes beyond investing in our fully electric-powered collection vehicles.
In 2018, we added an ultra-low emission hydrogen/diesel dual-fuel collection vehicle to our fleet. This was followed by two industry-leading electric forklifts for our Hazardous Waste Transfer Station in June 2022.
The next step? Turning our company car fleet fully electric.
Switching up our strategy
We aren’t done yet! We’re continuously searching for ways to further minimise the environmental impact of our vehicle fleet. We’ve already started by powering our electric vehicles with our customers’ non-recyclable waste. We take it to Energy from Waste facilities where it’s used to create electricity for the National Grid and in turn, it charges up our fleet to start the cycle again.
We believe the future of electric vehicles is bright, but we also want to embrace alternative low-emission fuel sources. Ultimately, our aim is to add hydrogen-powered vehicles to our fleet.
Our aspiration is to use our customer’s waste to create hydrogen fuel to power our next generation of sustainable collection vehicles.
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We're committed to removing the carbon emissions associated with our waste collections. It benefits our customers, the communities we work in and the environment. But our electric fleet is just the latest step in our ongoing commitment to reduce our operation's environmental impact.
In 2000, we implemented our carbon reduction programme. Since then Grundon has gone from strength to strength. Our commitment to reducing our carbon emissions never wavered and since the inception of the programme, our emissions have reduced by almost 80% despite our business growing.
Our next landmark moment was in 2014 when we became the first of the major waste industry
players to
commit
to a CarbonNeutral® fleet certification programme. It's enabled us
to:
- Purchase carbon credits to offset our vehicle emissions
- Support life-changing rural community projects in Uganda
- Reduce our customers' carbon footprint
