Each time a Simply Shred cabinet is filled, you save half a tree

At Simply Shred & Recycle we recognise the need to protect our trees and our ozone layer and it is our policy to fully recycle all paper that we shred.

In theory, most paper can be recycled, however in practise it is simply not done.

Facts and benefits

In the last year, the UK recycled 8.6 million tonnes paper, saving the equivalent of 11 million tonnes of CO2 emissions. That’s the same as taking 3.6 million cars off the road

The commercial sector today provides huge potential to increase this recovery rate, resulting in benefits to individual companies participating, as well as to the environment, and the UK economy.

It takes 17 trees to make 1 tonne of paper.

What are the benefits to businesses?

  • Since the introduction of the Landfill Tax in 1996, waste disposal organisations are required to pay £11 per tonne of waste sent to landfill. Paper makes up to 70%, by weight, of the contents of average business waste. Therefore, the cost of recycling paper is now below that of disposing to landfill.
  • A good environmental performance is increasingly noticed and valued by clients, customers, staff, suppliers and the public, bringing proven loyalty and public relations benefits.
  • More formally, there is increasing pressure to improve environmental performance and become accredited to one of the official standards: ISO 14001 or EMAS.
  • Although recycling office paper is just one environmental improvement, it is relatively easy to do, has obvious benefits, involves all staff, and may be a catalyst for further projects.

By recycling our clients’ shredded documents, Simply Shred  & Recycle proudly supports the manufacture of various types of recycled paper products.  In fact, every time two Simply Shred consoles are filled, our clients save a tree.  At the end of each year, all of our clients receive an Environmental Certificate detailing the positive impact their relationship with Simply Shred has had on the environment.