Facilities management company Monteray has scooped a prestigious environmental award with help from waste management and recycling partner Biffa.
Monteray picked up the Silver Green Apple Environmental Award for its work with BT and Biffa for the improvements it has made to its clients’ waste management services throughout 2010 and 2011.
By supporting BT’s continuing work to reduce waste and working in partnership with Monteray’s facilities management team, Biffa have helped BT to increase recycling rates to more than 70%.
Biffa’s Chris Cox, who attended the awards ceremony at the House of Commons, said: “The work we have done with Monteray is a classic example of how Biffa can help facilities management companies drastically reduce waste and increase recycling.
“It’s an honour to be recognised with such a prestigious award.”
The Green Apple Awards are presented annually in recognition of companies, councils and communities carrying out projects that enhance the environment and there were more than 500 nominations in 2011.
The campaign is run by The Green Organisation, an independent, non-political, non-profit organisation that recognises rewards and promotes environmental best practice around the world.
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About Biffa
- Biffa is the UK's leading nationwide integrated waste management business that provides waste collection, treatment, recycling and recovery services
- Biffa provides waste management services for both commercial and industrial (business) and municipal (household) waste
- Biffa works with businesses to reduce their environmental impact and waste costs across the following sectors: Construction, Education, Financial Institutes, Health, Social and Community, Manufacturing, Office Recycling, Printing and Publishing, Public Sector, Transport and Storage, Utilities, Wholesale, Retail and Hotels and Restaurants
- Biffa ensures as much business waste as possible is diverted from landfill to recycling and energy recovery - reducing long-term costs and improving environmental performance
- Biffa develops long-term partnerships with clients, bringing them the benefits of in-depth expertise, wide ranging industry experience and leading edge technological resources.
