We Care About The Environment
We hate waste, but unfortunately, it is inevitable - both with packaging but also errors, which do occasionally happen. To prevent as much waste as possible going into landfill we take the following steps:
- All of our waste is separated and all paper (which is first cross shredded), cardboard, plastic, glass, and metal is sent for recycling.
- We donate some of the useful packaging to our local nursery - the kids love turning empty ribbon boxes into sculptures.
- We have minimised office printing as much as possible and as such all invoices and statements are sent electronically.
- We strip our used printer ribbons down as much as possible and send the ribbon for secure destruction and the plastic elements for recycling.
- We reuse as many packing materials as we can - including boxes, airbags, bubble wrap and paper.
- We train our team to pack efficiently using minimal packaging whilst ensuring the goods are securely packaged.
- Any scrap PVC cards we generate are securely destroyed on-site by a certified secure shredding company.
- All defunct electrical equipment is disposed of under WEEE regulations.
- Our used tea bags and coffee grounds and food waste are composted.
- All plastic, metal and glass cans, bottles and containers are recycled.
Carbon Negative Building
We have taken as many steps as we can to make our environmental impact as minimal as possible and now have an office and warehouse building that is carbon negative.
- We have installed solar panels on the roof of our offices/warehouse.
- We've replaced all of our office lighting with energy-saving LED panels and smart lighting
- We utilise automation to ensure energy is not wasted out of operating hours.
Better Business Act
As a business that focuses on sustainable growth, ID Card Centre is a member of the Better Business Act. We consistently work towards our goal of giving back to the community and finding solutions that are kind to the planet, and joining the Better Business Act helps us to connect with other companies with the same values.
Our Recycling Stance
As a business, ID Card Centre holds sustainability as a core value. We are always looking for ways to dispose of used products safely and securely, but we are currently unable to offer a recycling service due to ongoing impacts of the pandemic and changes implemented by recycling services. We regret that recycling through us isn’t possible.
Whilst we cannot provide a recycling service at this moment in time, there are several ways to recycle your discarded ID products (such as cards, lanyards and ribbons) including:
- TerraCycle – a recycling company dedicated to creating a zero-waste environment, TerraCycle offers a variety of recycling boxes
which you simply fill and then return to Terracycle to be recycled. This is recommended recycling solution for events.
- Local recycling centres – some local recycling centres may take plastic cards, but please check before disposing of them.
- IDP Smart Bit ribbon shredder – the printed data can stay on your ribbon after use, so we recommend shredding ribbons after use. The IDP Smart
shredder destroys used ribbons, so the data left on them is unusable.
- Secure shredding companies – if you have a secure shredding collection for your documents, contact your collection company as they may also take
PVC cards for destruction on site and printer ribbons for secure disposal off site.
