Paperchain has Ethical & Social Values at the heart of everything we do…

• Collection bins recyclable and made from recycled cardboard or FSC certified wood.
• Purchase of Fair Trade products wherever possible
• Email invoices wherever possible
• Materials for recycling segregated at source [good quality material keeps in the loop for longer]
• The waste we produce is firstly re-used, then recycled with virtually none going to landfill
• The waste our customers produce is firstly re-used, then recycled
• All printing on recycled paper and postage sent in recycled envelopes
• More people power than machines [less resources & fossil fuels used, more employment opportunities]
• Collection rounds optimised to minimise fuel consumption
• Bank with Co-operative Bank [committed to leading the way on ethical, environmental & community matters]
• Telephony with the Phone Co-operative [operates both ethically and democratically for the good of its employees, customers, members and the wider community.
• Website, hosting & email with Cosmic, an Ethical Business & local Social Enterprise
• Local, ethical suppliers used as priority number one
• Bike to work scheme offered to encourage commuting by bicycle
• All computers, machines and lights turned off when not in use