It is part of our business fundamentals to impact and operate the buildings under our management in an sustainable way.

In order to get more people recycling, it needs to be easy for people to access recycling services in their place of work and where they live. That is why we are always striving to offer more ways to make recycling convenient for residents living at the developments we manage, as well as our staff, so they can live a more environmentally conscious life. This week we are excited to announce several new recycling initiatives at our developments.

CYCLE RECYCLE

We have teamed up with the charity Recycle-a-Bike so that any bikes that are no longer wanted can be recycled and reconditioned to provide affordable bikes for the local community, rather than these ending up in landfill. Recycle-a-Bike is a volunteer based non-profit organisation that helps people who suffer from poor mental health, providing support, training and a stepping stone back to employment. A bulk collection of unwanted bicycles will take place across our developments annually.

FURNITURE DONATIONS

Every year around 1.6 million tonnes of bulky waste is thrown away in the UK and 42% of this is made up of furniture. Often furniture is in good condition and could still be used. The estate management teams across our developments are setting up furniture recycling services to donate unwanted furniture to local charities, so that can it be sold to raise money for good causes and given a new lease of life. Charities usually collect large items for free, avoiding the costs charged by local authorities for arranging bulky waste removals.

BATTERY RECYCLING

We all know batteries shouldn’t be thrown away in the usual household rubbish, so to make recycling them easier for our residents we are working with the European Recycling Platform. They collect batteries from over 12,000 locations throughout the UK and are providing free battery collection boxes across our developments where there isn’t already a battery recycling scheme in place.

CLOTHES COLLECTIONS

When you want to recycle clothes that you no longer wear, taking them to the charity shop can feel like an effort that you never quite get around to. We have set up clothes collection bins at many of our developments and, this week, we have also introduced them in our offices. Through our partnerships with laundry and dry-cleaning service suppliers LaundryRepublic, clothes are collected and given to charity, preventing them from ending up in landfill. Donated clothes are sold in Scope’s charity shops to raise funds to support disabled people and their families, which raised over £24,000 last year.

We are also aiming to reduce paper usage and, as a business, become as paperless as possible. All leaseholders have the option to only receive e-billing. Leaseholders wishing to opt into this service will find information on how to do this on all service charge demands or they can contact us at info@perpetualresidence.co.uk

For further information about our recycling initiatives, or any support you have for our commitment to be more green please contact: info@perpetualresidence.co.uk