The United Bank of Carbon

The article below was posted on the United Bank of Carbon blog about the work Straight plc has done on carbon offsetting. This was to offset all 2010 emissions associated with our Steelybin product. The article was written by Jonathan Wild, former Chairman of Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate. Straight plc is delighted to be associated with this project and we thank Jonathan for promoting the work we are doing.

Congratulations to one of our project sponsors, Straight plc, which has recently enjoyed a couple of notable business successes. The Yorkshire-based recycling company has won a contract for the largest single order to date of its Steelybin containers. Straight will supply the London Waste and Recycling Board with over 1,000 Steelybin four wheel recycling containers as part of the Board’s recycling programme.

Straight also celebrated being awarded the right to display the Carbon Trust’s Carbon Reduction Label on all its polypropylene recycling containers, showing that it is committed to actively reducing the carbon footprint of its products over time. Products must have undergone an assessment of their total greenhouse gas emissions at every stage of their life cycle in order to display the label.

This business vision is complemented by Straight’s investment in a UBoC project in Uganda, Trees for Global Benefits, which links small holder farmers to the international carbon market, sequestering carbon through reforestation and agroforestry. The company has purchased 1,000 Plan Vivo Certificates (voluntary carbon credits) from Ecotrust.

 Straight’s partnership with the Ugandan rainforest project gives its environmental work a ‘completeness’ and demonstrates its leadership intent. As one of the UK’s leading suppliers of waste and recycling products, the company is committed to continuing to be at the forefront of innovation and setting the benchmark for others to follow. Straight’s success is another a great demonstration of how a commitment to the environment delivers real business benefits.