The leading European thermoforming packaging specialists achieved Zero Waste to Landfill status last year across all three of its manufacturing sites, located in Arklow, Co. Wicklow, Ireland, and Milton Keynes and Bridgwater in the United Kingdom. The certification was awarded to Weyland Europe following a rigorous auditing process by Valpak, the official third-party auditor accredited to evaluate facility compliance with the Zero Waste to Landfill criteria. 

In recognition of this achievement, Weyland Europe was awarded a 4-star rating at the Zero Waste Awards.

“We take our environmental responsibilities very seriously. A huge amount of work and commitment has gone into making Weyland Europe’s target of ‘Zero Waste to Landfill’ a reality,” said Eduardo Gomes, Managing Director of Waddington Europe. “We worked with experts and market leaders to review our processes and waste streams to ensure anything that could be recycled was being recycled. We are absolutely delighted that our efforts have also been awarded 4 stars at the Zero Waste Awards.”

Set up in 2010, the Zero Waste Awards program has more than 500 members and is the UK’s premier recognition for businesses and organisations that are committed to increasing the amount of waste they reduce, reuse and recycle.

Organisers of the awards said the overall objective “is to build a community of sustainable businesses, providing a platform for winners to collaborate and work together to reduce their environmental impact.”

More information about the awards can be found at www.zerowasteawards.com.