Waste & Emissions

Menzies Distribution

At Menzies Distribution, packaging waste, namely cardboard and polythene, and office paper are byproducts of our activities. We have waste compactors installed in our 22 hub branches in the UK. Under our contracts with newspaper and magazine publishers, we are responsible for the collection of unsold copies from retail outlets. Newspaper publishers outsource the physical uplift and recycling from our premises via third-party agents with whom we work closely to integrate an efficient transition from our processes to their collection.

Year
Volume of waste uplifted
Percentage recycled
Unsold newsprint recycled
Unsold magazines processed for recycling
 
(tonnes)
  
(tonnes)
(tonnes)
2009
4,440
29.0%
103,500
56,360
2008
5,317
16.7%
110,000
60,494
2007
5,747
13.3%
110,000
62,444
2006
5,458
11.2%
104,400
60,079

For magazines, unsold copy from all of our branches is fed primarily into UPM Kymmene’s Shotton Paper Mill for conversion into future newsprint. All unsold magazine products which are not required for resale are consigned for paper recycling. The division also handles other unsold products such as collectible partworks and sticker collections. These are sent back to publishers for subsequent re-use. Menzies Distribution is active in industry initiatives aimed at reducing the volumes of such material to landfill and supporting initiatives to increase consumer awareness of the magazine recycling opportunity.

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Menzies Aviation

Menzies Aviation are committed to reducing unnecessary consumption of resources and recycling packaging such as polythene, rope and pallets where possible. Its total use of packaging materials through its AMI and cargo businesses in the UK amounted to 708 tonnes (2008: 705 tonnes). Where the division offers an aircraft cleaning service, any waste we remove from an aircraft is, wherever possible, processed via airport waste recycling systems.