Our Commitment
The Garden Superstore acknowledges and is committed to taking the necessary care and responsibility to prevent all forms of environmental damage/impact. We recognise that everything we do in the day to day operation of our business could impact our environment in a detrimental way.
Environmental Management Actions Taken
- Moved to an all-electric forklift fleet. Now no gas powered equipment here. Cleaner. Quieter.
- Solar Systems have been installed to our warehouse roof (total 30 kWh) to reduce reliance on coal powered electricity. This now provides half of our required electricity, reducing by 50% our reliance on the existing electricity grid.
- Both large delivery vehicles are run with the addition of “Adblue” in the diesel, greatly reducing harmful gases in their exhaust.
- We are now packaging our bags of fertilizer, for transport, in recycled cardboard cartons (previously using heavy duty plastic).
- An automatic watering system has been installed for the lawn. This operates at dawn, incorporating a rainfall sensor to prevent wasting water if there has been recent rain.
- All lights in the building have been changed over to LED, significantly reducing power consumption.
- Roofwater is harvested into onsite tanks, used for flushing all toilets.
- New separated waste bins are provided - separating general waste from recyclable waste.
- Air Conditioning, Water Coolers and other amenity equipment serviced regularly to manufacturer’s recommendation to maintain maximum efficiency - reducing electricity consumption
- Fuel consumption reduction is a high priority when purchasing fleet vehicles – now including Hybrid/Electric in our fleet
- Pallets are reused wherever possible
- Cardboard Cartons are re-used for our own goods despatch wherever possible
- An onsite cardboard recycling bin is utilized, along with 2 x 240L recycling bins for all other recyclables, collected fortnightly.