Packaging company Coveris has celebrated Earth Day 2018 by engaging colleagues in environmental awareness initiatives and developing new partnerships within local communities.
The initiatives, aimed at helping improve areas near its operating sites, have involved litter picks, a beach clean, tree planting and recycling competitions. Over two tonnes of waste were collected by Coveris teams during Earth Day activities.
Co-ordinated by Earth Day Network, Earth Day is the world’s largest environmental movement with over one billion people taking part in activities each year. Coveris’ association with Earth Day began in 2017, when a team at its Winsford site completed litter picks in its surrounding industrial estate.
This year Coveris’ films division expanded its involvement to each of its five locations. The sites, in addition to a further Coveris cartonboard site, planned environmental initiatives unique to each location for greater impact. In total over 130 Coveris employees participated in Earth Day initiatives with 264 hours volunteered and over two tonnes of waste collected.
Carl Quinn, environment and sustainability co-ordinator at Coveris, said: “It has been an exciting week at Coveris with so many valuable activities taking place for Earth Day 2018. A big thank you to our colleagues for their enthusiasm in supporting such an important event. We now plan to partner with local authorities to assist in projects throughout the year, keeping Coveris at the forefront of change within the environment and communities in which we operate.”
