As a leading environmental company, Shanks is extremely aware of the challenges facing businesses today in the areas of waste and the environment, particularly with the increasing importance of sustainability and corporate social responsibility.
Shanks believes that operating with a healthy respect for society, will lead to better results for Shanks, its customers and society as a whole.
For this reason, environmentally responsible and sustainable waste management is deeply embedded in Shanks’ day-to- day work and practices and is prominent in every aspect of the company’s activities: from waste collection to processing and from personnel policy to marketing. All Shanks Nederland companies have ISO 14001 certification and strictly adhere to a comprehensive environmental care system.
Recycling
Recycling waste is one of Shanks’ core competencies and as such, sustainability is strongly embedded in the company is. Annually the Shanks Nederland companies process more than four million tonnes of waste. More than 87% of this is recycled and used again, for example as new raw materials:
- Cleaned soil is used in infrastructure projects.
- Woodchips are made from waste wood for the chipboard industry.
- Compost is produced for the agricultural sector from greenwaste.