ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

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Jamie’s Garden Services is a small business based in Powys, Mid Wales which is a rural area of outstanding natural beauty. The business supplies garden services to both Commercial and Domestic Customers.

The Business will conduct its activities in such a way as to prevent pollution, to minimise as far as is appropriate the adverse impact on the environment of its activities, to continually improve its performance with its working practices.

Jamie’s Garden Services places great importance on its environment and its vision is to ensure it plays a part in the protection and long-term sustainability of the natural world. 

Our aim is to minimise the environmental impact of our product and services, and to achieve continual improvement in environmental performance.  

Jamie’s Garden Services consistently aims to operate in an environmentally responsible manner and reduce its impact on its surroundings.

The main objective of Jamie’s Garden Services environmental policy is to reduce the amount of waste produced and resources used by the business. 

Jamie’s Garden Services has introduced numerous initiatives to restrict its negative impact on the environment wherever possible.  The company’s commitments include:-

• Comply with the relevant requirements of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and all other domestic legislation concerned with the protection of human and natural 

• Optimally utilising  resources and re-using materials wherever possible

• Implementing recycling initiatives  for items that cannot be reduced or re-used


• To dispose of any site waste at legally licensed recycling sites
(Waste Carriage and Disposal Permits held)

• Encouraging more sustainable purchasing practices by purchasing environmentally responsible items wherever practicable .

• Influencing our suppliers and contractors to encourage them to be environmentally responsible 

• Communicating the environmental  policy to all employees  and encouraging their involvement.

• Use Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to carry out our work and communicate with clients and suppliers – thus avoiding the generation of excessive volumes of paper waste.

• Encourage our staff to minimise car journeys and use environmentally sustainable transport methods in respect of commuting and business journeys wherever practical.

• Increase our reputation as an environmentally sensitive and responsible organisation amongst our employees, partners, clients and the general public in this generation and the next. 

• Review annually this environmental policy in relation to any new organisational practices, changes in legislation and achievement as regards environmental target set.  

Jamie’s Garden Services Owner is responsible for all the principles laid down in the company environmental policy.  The management team and those employed by the company are responsible for fully supporting the policy through their co-operation and participation.  

We warmly welcome any suggestions customers wish to make about other environmentally friendly ideas we could pursue.

Signed:       Jamie Jones

Date:           01/03/2023

Position:    Managing Director

(Jamie’s Garden Services)