Recycling and waste management
We believe firmly in recycling at source. We can currently recycle:
- Paper
- Plastic
- Cardboard
- Newspapers
- Glass
- Toners
- Batteries
- Metal
- Electrical and electronic waste
The remainder of our waste is sent to the local energy from waste facility which provides electricity to power over 25,000 homes in Birmingham. This ensures that 100% of our waste is diverted from landfill.
Energy – Smart metering
In buildings, Three, Four and Nine we have installed “smart meters” throughout the buildings. This allows us to monitor how the electricity is being used in each building “by the hour ” to ensure we are operating the building as efficiently as possible. Since the installation of the meters we have made a number of changes in the building operations and we are seeing up to 20% reductions in energy.
Travel
Brindleyplace’s Canalside Car Park has now added a City Car Club vehicle to its facility, helping city workers join the growing community of drivers who find pay-as-you-go motoring cheaper and more convenient than owning their own car.
City Car Club allows you to drive a lovely new car that’s just round the corner without any of the cost and hassle of owning it yourself. Members only pay for the actual journeys they make, saving the planet and a large wedge of their disposable income along the way. Gone are the worries about car loans, road tax, insurance, service bills depreciation, parking permits and cleaning.
Once you have joined the scheme, it takes just seconds to log in to our booking area and reserve your car. Or you can book over the phone for a small charge. You can even book directly from the car itself.
For further information log onto www.citycarclub.co.uk