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Recycling & Waste Management A recycling solution for every space - introducing the Method Twenty We’re excited to announce the introduction of the Method Twenty to our product family. It’s a twenty litre bin designed with the same practical and beautiful design elements of the Sixties; this time with your smaller spaces in mind.

The design story of the Method Twenty began when The Office Group (TOG) – a flexible workspace provider based in London approached us. They had been drawn to Method’s ethos and product aesthetic, but they also needed a bin solution for the smaller spaces across their locations to complement the 60L bins. It became clear to us that the modern workplace was continuing to evolve rapidly, and our product family wasn’t serving all space types as well as it could.

We got the message, we’d considered it before, and our inhouse design team got to work designing a 20L bin that

is just as elegant as the 60L, but designed for sharing in smaller spaces. It’s serious business for us, we brought in the wonderful Nick Leckie to project manage the launch and of course engaged Lucy Cant from Studio Cassells Design who has helped us to develop our entire range of products.

“We are thrilled to have been a part of another product design with Method. Together we seem to be growing from strength to strength and I can’t wait to see what we come up with next.” Lucy said.

With the help of TOG we began by researching how we could create a smaller bin that complemented and enhanced our existing system; knowing that Method’s core values of visibility, standardisation, and consistency had to be held true at every step. Of course, they also had to be beautiful. Pete Hemingway, Sustainability Manager at TOG, said “waste and recycling is an important focus for us at TOG. It’s amazing to have the support of Method, who, in responding to our brief, have helped us to create a design-led and effective

recycling solution that we can confidently roll out across our entire office portfolio.” We know what you’re thinking; isn’t it a case of shrinking the existing bin? Every aspect of Method Twenty has been carefully considered for its purpose. The bin features our Patented Bag Retainer System, a colourcoded lid with clear graphics and Method’s signature style. But all of these features needed to be optimised for the size and use of the bins. With the reduced capacity the proportions of the bins have been adapted to accommodate the different kinds of waste. Such as, the chute was redesigned so the bins are easy to read from above, as of course they sit lower to the

25 Recycling & Waste Management ground. As well as an enhanced handle on the back to make emptying the bins easier, which was a lesson learned during our user testing with cleaners. All of which is to say - it’s not as simple as it may seem. Co-founder and Head of Product Steven Korner believes that “this product enhances the Method System, but more than anything it’s exciting to work with organisations such as The Office Group who are really engaged with their needs and are working to empower workplace communities to make a visible difference.” The Method Twenty is officially launching on the 18th of February with limited launch stock, so register your interest in our newest kid on the block here - methodrecycling.com/twenty .

The only zeros most business leaders or finance managers used to concern themselves with were the ones added to a long line of figures on a balance sheet. However, mention the word zero nowadays and it’ll most likely be included in a conversation about sustainability. This is not boardroom smoke and mirrors stuff, the mindshift can be seen in all business sectors as the world economy strives for a greener future. And while the race to join countries such as Bhutan and Suriname – which are already carbon negative, absorbing more emissions through their forests than they produce – has still got a long way to run, there are plenty of examples to show the will is there. Emission reduction is no flight of fancy

Some classic blue sky thinking from budget airline, Ryanair, has seen them appoint their first director of sustainability, Thomas Fowler.

He is the man responsible for the company meeting its own target of reducing emissions per passenger per kilometre from 66g at the end of 2019 to 60g by 2030. Following in its slipstream are Etihad Airways who have started to make long-haul flights free from single-use plastic. Fossil fuels are history Another company changing the narrative, this time in the financial world, is Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager. Blackrock has already made strides on its stance to remove fossil fuels from its portfolio and is committed to embedding climate action into its investment decisions. Elsewhere, the drinks are on BrewDog, in celebration of the trendy craft beer firm’s pledge to give customers an equity stake in the company if they recycle beer cans.

And Heineken-owned cider brand, Old Mout, have unveiled a new partnership with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), aimed at uniting young consumers in a drive to protect natural habitats and save endangered species from extinction. The green machine Figures released by BloombergNEF (BNEF) show that there has been a large increase in new corporate sustainability commitments. Their Corporate Energy Market Outlook found that corporates purchased 19.5GW of clean power through power purchase agreements (PPAs) last year, up from 13.6GW in 2018 and more than triple the levels recorded in 2017.

Small steps to sustainability Of course, not all companies or organisations are big enough to warrant having a director of sustainability on their books or write open cheques to charitable causes, but there are plenty of small measures that can be easily implemented in an affordable way. Energy Management has a new Net-Zero business model that helps clients reduce their carbon emissions. If you’d like to hear more about this, you can get in touch with us by email sales@ energymanagementltd. com or call 01225-867722.

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