UK Cube - Legal and Social Responsibility

It's the Law

Saying NO to packaging waste

Plastic hire crates are classified under Returnable Transit Packaging Solutions. This means that by hiring plastic crates businesses can take advantage of significant cost savings whilst simultaneously adhering to legislative requirements such as the Packaging Waste Directive.

Plastic crates can be used over and over again, making them far more versatile than single trip packaging materials such as cardboard boxes. The crates are delivered directly to your door where they can be packed and used as required. After use we will collect and clean them, and then they are ready to be used again.

Go Green With Cube's Easycrates

Planning a move soon? The first thing that comes to mind when you think of moving are cardboard boxes! Cardboard boxes are cheap and easy to find but did you know that making cardboard is the third largest user of industrial energy on the planet? Besides, a great percentage of cardboard boxes do not reach the recycling centres and often end up in landfills. Luckily, there’s a great alternative to cardboard boxes…

Why Easycrates? Well, simply because they are so easy and convenient to use but more importantly greener for the environment.

Our plastic crate RTP solutions offer you the following advantages over single use packaging:

Reduction in packaging manufacture, management and disposal costs
Long term savings as the crates can be used multiple times
Causes less landfill and deforestation
More hygienic as can be cleansed and sterilised
Easily stackable for transport and movement
Can be secured and traced
Can withstand exposure to the elements and constant handling

Creating A Sustainable Future

As part of our commitment towards environmental sustainability, we have made addressing climate change a core component of our sustainability strategy. We are working to reduce environmental impacts and emissions from our operations and through the solutions we deliver across every business, and sector that falls under the Edward Baden Limited umbrella.

Our green way of thinking is embedded in every aspect of our day-to-day operations as removers, storage providers and crate hire specialists. To achieve our environmental objectives, all of our staff use company processes and procedures that comply with (and are certified to) the requirements of ISO14001 Environmental Management Systems.

Creating a Sustainable Future is top of our priority list and here are some of the processes we currently have in place within our day-to-day operations:

Electrical

Installation of 100KVA Solar Panels system has been completed.
LED lighting has been installed throughout the facility.

Water

Implementation of rain water harvesting to flush toilets and used for cleaning fleet vehicles

Transport

Installation of x3 (three phase fast charger points) electric car charging points on site
Minimizing empty running by better planning
Driver training to reduce fuel and carbon footprint
Budget for accommodation of drivers to reduce miles to and from our location
Ongoing assessmeant of current carbon footprint (and ways to offset)
Future move towards electric vehicles.

Bike to Work Scheme

Participation in ‘Bike to Work’ scheme, including the build of a new back rack using recycled materials and the addition of a ‘living roof’
Encouragement of staff to think about their carbon footprint