Being a micro business that rents their building and having no outside space, Shed One's environmental focus is on finding initiatives that can be implemented in their current circumstances, without making changes to the building or environment.
They do this by having annual sustainability audits with Green Small Business, which measures their current practices and helps them make positive changes.
When we make choices/decisions within the company we look at the ecological effects of what we do, and we continue to research and adapt...
Shed One attended Cumbria Action for Sustainability’s Innovation Workshop to see how businesses might use research and technology to decarbonise. They also applied for and were successful in receiving a grant from the hub to purchase an indoor food composter, as they have no outdoor space for a regular compost bin.
They now use the composters in tandem with more traditional composting. They knew they didn’t create a lot of food waste, but noticed that their Afternoon G&Teas included ingredients like oil, vegetable fat and cream, which were difficult to dispose of. Using the indoor composter means they can hygienically store and then compost the food waste they do produce, leaving less for landfill.
