Colleagues at Head Office in Binley came together to mark World Environment Day by supporting a range of sustainability and community initiatives.

Donations of clothing, shoes, blankets, towels, sheets and curtains were collected for the Air Ambulance, while fiction books were donated to Friends of Danetre Hospital.

The event also saw the reintroduction of our recycling station, where employees can recycle used pens and milk bottle lids. Through our partnership with Edding, worn-out pens of any brand are collected, sorted with the support of social institutions that provide employment opportunities for people with disabilities, and then recycled into new EcoLine products. More than 70% of returned materials are reused, saving around 1.4 tonnes of CO2 for every tonne recycled. Milk bottle lids are collected on behalf of Plymouth Ukraine Medical Aid, which sells them as recyclable material and uses the proceeds to support humanitarian aid efforts in Ukraine.

Colleagues also took part in fantastic interactive toolbox talks exploring the waste generated at Cemex, how it is managed and recycled, and what more we can do to reduce landfill. The sessions shared practical ideas for reducing waste at home, helping to lower both environmental impact and household costs.