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Eco pledge
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partnerships
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TO PROTECT OUR WORLD
DPD Parcel Delivery
DPD group is our chosen delivery partner – they are committed to making
every parcel delivery carbon neutral.
The Star Linen building is fuelled by waste wood – discarded wood is
The reduction initiatives to improve the efficiency of their transport
fed into the boiler and burnt to produce heat, or thermal energy. This
network include; tour optimisation, the deployment of innovative
thermal energy is transferred to a heat exchanger which provides heat
solutions eg Predict or Pickup, the addition of alternative fuel vehicles,
for our warehouse and offices.
or the incorporation of suitable vehicles such as double-deck or long
combination trucks.
IMPROVING THE ECO STATUS OF OUR PRODUCTS
480 double-deck trucks to optimise loads.
40% of products sold in 2021 were manufactured in the UK – cutting
down on transportation, reducing our carbon footprint.
5% of total air freight on short-haul flights.
All UK products are transported on lorries that are back filled, so no
5 million parcels transported on an alternative energy vehicle.
container travels empty, improving our efficiency.
TFR
INTRODUCTION
Star Linen have created an Eco Pledge. Our aim is to ensure
we are doing everything possible to protect our beautiful
planet. This pledge will grow and evolve with us.
50% of the delivery fleet less than 5 years old.
All returned products that cannot be reused are recycled by TFR Group.
All products packed at our warehouse will be despatched in biodegradable
bags and 100% recycled cardboard boxes.
Awarded the Green Growth Pledge by Business Wales - helping Welsh
businesses to take proactive steps towards improving their sustainability,
Partnership with TFR Group
demonstrating their positive impact on people and places around them, as
TFR provide a sustainable outlet for a difficult waste stream by working with UK
well as joining a growing community of forward thinking organisations who
are helping Wales transition towards a low carbon future.
businesses and local authorities to recycle and re-purpose duvets and pillows. TFR
ECO FRIENDLY PRODUCTS
Polyester filling is removed from the pillows and duvets and recycled and turned
Look out for our Eco icon. This tells you that the product
polyester wadding. The covers are then shredded and combined with other fibres
divert 100% of the pillows and duvets they process from landfill in the UK.
into pads that are used in mattresses, bullet proof vests or made into new
has been made in an environmentally conscious way, such
and made into soundproofing boards for the automotive industry.
as our Ashton Eco duvet and pillow on pages 64 and 80.
Anything that cannot be recycled is shredded and burnt by power plants or
They are made from around 150 PET plastic bottles that
cement factories in a process known as ‘Energy from Waste’.
have been melted down and then spun into yarn. We also
sell Eco packaged, biodegradable shower dispensers and
refills, see page 140.
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