Linde Material Handling’s Basingstoke facility in the UK, has taken home a top honour for their environmental achievements. At a ceremony held at the end of 2008 in London, Linde won the Green Champion Award in the Green Apple’s Recycling Projects category.
As a Green Champion, the highest scoring of the Green Apple winners, Linde moves another crucial step forward with an even greater chance to represent the UK in the European Business Awards for the Environment (EBAE). Linde was originally nominated because of their exemplary practices, first recognised by waste contractors, Mitie Waste and Environmental. Mitie produced a report entitled ‘Linde makes the move to recycle’, highlighting and recognising the superior efforts that all Linde staff have taken in order to reduce and recycle the some 2000 tonnes of waste that was previously produced at the Basingstoke facility. Paul Green, Linde’s Safety and Environmental Advisor, accepted the Green Champion Award noting, “Because of active staff participation and a company wide dedication to improving the environment, Linde’s landfill disposals have been reduced to just below 250 tonnes.” In addition, Linde was praised for effectively increasing its on site recycling initiatives. On average, the company is now able to recycle an astounding 68% of its refuse per-year. The green apple awards, now in their fifteenth year, attract more than 500 nominations per year. The awards are organised by the Green organisation, an independent, non-political, non-profit environmental group dedicated to recognising, rewarding and promoting environmental best practice. Of Linde’s environmental goals for the future, Paul Green stated, “This has been a remarkably successful project for all of us here in Basingstoke. We’re honoured to be named Green Champions and to have our efforts recognised.”
