Urban Mines Environmental Policy

Urban Mines is an environmental charity and not-for-profit company, limited by guarantee, and is concerned with the development and application of soundly based and practical approaches to the better management of the waste stream.  The organisation works in partnership with a wide range of public, private and voluntary bodies in order to promote materials recovery, economic regeneration, job creation and environmental improvement.  Our environmental policy covers all aspects of the work we do and all premises that we operate from.

Through setting clear environmental objectives, and with staff involvement, Urban Mines is committed to the prevention of pollution and the continuous improvement of the environmental performance of our operations.  

Our Guiding Principles

• Aim to apply the principles of sustainable development to ourselves and clients.
•  Aspire to achieving high environmental standards in all areas of Urban Mines operations.
•  Aim to conserve resources by minimising the consumption of energy, water, and materials and the generation of waste.
•  Targets are set as part of an environmental programme for annual improvement and are measured and reviewed each year to ascertain if these targets have been achieved.
•  Adopt a green and ethical purchasing policy and enhance the sustainability of contracts and materials specifications.
• Provide necessary training, information and support to staff to assist them in bringing into effect this statement of company policy.
•  An Environmental Management Action Group will be the strategic body on environmental matters. This group will make regular reports to the Board of Directors and will review this policy on an annual basis. The Group is also responsible for reviewing targets.
• Comply with current legislation and where practical exceed legislative targets.
•  We adhere to the environmental policies of bodies that Urban Mines is affiliated to.
• This policy is communicated to all staff, our clients and to the general public.

Our Business

• Urban Mines will work with waste producers, industry, community and other organisations to enable them to adopt sustainability, and in particular sustainable waste management practices.
• To promote the creation of a more environmentally conscious society by means of education and skills initiatives.
• Urban Mines will support research and development programmes that facilitate the re-use or recycling of materials.
• Urban Mines will work with developers of environmental products and support such initiatives.
• Urban Mines will encourage its supply chains to continuously improve their environmental performance.    

Gill Tatum, Chief Executive

Lynva Russell, Trustee

25th September 2009