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Waste carrier’s licence: CBDU61392
How are we
offsetting and making absolute reductions in our carbon emissions?
The planet and the environment has always been at the forefront of the Clearabee business and will continue to play a huge part.
From our carbon offsetting projects to ambitious new initiatives involving our own waste processing facilities, here we’ll showcase everything we are doing and plan to in the future.
ENVIRONMENT
Clearabee and the environment
From our bespoke aluminium chassis vehicles to the planting of our brand new forests, we’re making sure we’re setting standards for the industry when it comes to handling your rubbish.
43,920
Trees planted since 2018 across three UK based forests
150+
Locations meaning driving distance between each job is very low
>95%
Landfill diversion rate across the UK on average
Over 40,000 trees & counting
One of our larger efforts to become a carbon-neutral company is through our Clearabee forests. Collectively, we have planted over 43,000 trees at multiple sites across the UK. As well as our strive to cut the carbon we emit, our forests go a long way in offsetting the emissions that are produced.
In the future, we hope to rely on offsetting less as we reduce our emissions. In the meantime, we work with Forest Carbon, an organisation leading the way in developing woodland creation and peatland restoration. As well as being forecasted to remove thousands of tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere, Forest Carbons’ work helps improve habitats which supports biodiversity and ecosystems. Forest Carbon is also accredited by the Woodland Carbon Code, a government-backed organisation that ensures green developments meet certain standards.
Flood mitigation
11,311 tonnes CO₂ offset
Wildlife preserve
OUR FIRST FOREST
Nether Kidston
Nether Kidston is Clearabee's first woodland carbon project. Located south of Edinburgh.
6,544
trees
4.09
hectares
Spring
2017 planted
1,886
tonnes of CO₂
OUR SECOND FORST
Sheriff Park
The Sheriff Park project sits alongside the West Coast Main Line, near the village of Great Strickland.
13,126
trees
5.2
hectares
Spring
2018 planted
2,153
tonnes of CO₂
OUR THIRD FOREST
Helen's Wood
Located in Widdrington, Northumberland.
24,250
trees
10.25
hectares
Spring
2021 planted
7,272
tonnes of CO₂
REDUCE GHG EMISSIONS
Scope 1 targets
Our target for Scope 1 emissions is the absolute reduction averaged per collection of 2% per year.
We are currently on track to achieve our target in 2024.
Improved routing, due to the implementation of a new improved routing algorithm.
Improved arrangement of multi and single truck teams.
Increased use of light weight AL-KO Chassis Euro 6 vehicles.
REDUCE GHG EMISSIONS
Scope 2 targets
Our Scope 2 target is the absolute reduction per tonne of waste processed by 2% per year.
We are currently on track to achieve our target in 2024.
Improved loading efficiency by investment of new materials handlers coupled with improved techniques.
Reduced line run up and run down profiles.
Enhanced pre sorting procedures to reduce load and empty running.
OUR CARBON IMPACT
Reducing carbon emissions
As well as offsetting the carbon we emit, we strive to reduce what we output in the first place.
Our van teams are stationed across the country which allows us to make short and efficient journeys to our rubbish collection jobs and then to local waste transfer stations.
On average our vans travel no more than 10 miles per job and that distance is always decreasing as we continue to grow.
Our drivers are supported by our office staff who help plan routes to optimise every mile in which our vans are travelling on the road. Cameras are installed onto all our vans to ensure every team is compliant with waste regulations and driving as efficiently as possible.
In 2021 >99% of jobs were completed by our Clearabee team
Modern Euro 6 fleet on lightweight chassis further reduces carbon
Each vehicle has 5 live cameras installed, across the fleet
Over 150 owned vehicles in our expanding fleet
In-house vehicle maintenance technicians, tools and facilities
in-vehicle tech improves driver standards
Reducing, recycling & reuse
We have launched a specialist facility where we are processing bulky waste. This includes working with various charities as well as repairing and cleaning sofas ready for resale and deconstructing mattresses.
Our reuse facility allows us to effectively segregate waste we collect using our own in-house teams to ensure that as much as possible is recovered and reused or repaired.
600+ sites nationwide so we always recycle locally
95% landfill diversion on average across the UK
100% sites audited to ensure quality and compliance
We have been making significant investments in our in-house recycling capabilities"
Our services
Our core services
We offer a range of clearance services to suit your needs.
If you are finding that you are generating additional waste, why not try our private wheelie bin collection service. If you have light bulky waste, consider our skip bag service, if you have lots of heavy waste then why not get a quote for skip hire, If you have old furniture including sofas then furniture removal will be what you need. Finally, our Man & Van service is perfect for large amounts of light bulky waste that you need removed promptly.
