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Apogee Corporation has once again taken part in the Great British Beach Clean, partnering with the Marine Conservation Society to remove litter from Folkestone, Kent, Cleethorpes, in the Humber, and Silverknowes, Scotland.
This September, Apogee volunteers removed 19 kg of litter from Cleethorpes, 30 kg from Silverknowes, and 178 kg from Folkestone – coming to a collective total of 227 kg.
While certain types of litter obviously fluctuated between the three sites, polystyrene and plastic consistently held the majority throughout; with 1228 individual pieces gathered collectively.
Comparatively, paper and cardboard waste – the second most frequent litter type – accounted for 260 individual pieces, followed by sanitary products, with 222.
Helmed and overseen by the Marine Conservation Society, The Great British Beach Clean is a science event where thousands of volunteers clean UK beaches over the course of a week. All litter collected is then sorted and disposed of responsibly, directly contributing to the conservation work of the International Coastal Clean-Up (ICC).
This marks the second year that Apogee has taken part in the Great British Beach Clean. In September 2021, the company’s volunteers collected over 40 kg of litter from beaches in Whitstable, Kent, and Paull on the Humber – amounting to less than one fifth of what was collected in 2022.
The pursuit of a truly sustainable future is a key objective for Apogee, which actively strives to encourage environmentally friendly business practices. One such example of this is through Print Releaf, a platform that converts business print into reforested trees.
‘This year’s beach clean events have been an outstanding success, with fantastic feedback from all of our teams taking part across the UK,’ said Mark Smyth, chief operating officer for Apogee.
‘We wanted to provide our employees with the opportunity to be involved in our local communities, and to make a real difference – as well as provide valuable time outside the day to day workplace with colleagues from all areas of our organisation.
‘For us, positive change starts with raising awareness amongst our people. Allowing them to see the effects of pollution on a local beach cements the importance of managing waste responsibly – and encourages them to share that awareness with others.’
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