In 2021 alone, Thomas Ridley recycled over 150 tonnes of cardboard, and 24 tonnes of plastic, including their own and their customer’s waste. The wholesaler has also fitted the warehouse with 400 solar panels to reduce the amount of power required, saving 21 tonnes of CO2 emissions so far.
Paul Knight, commercial director at Thomas Ridley, said: “As a company, we have set ourselves a plan of action to reduce our impact on the environment. As part of this overall plan, we aim to help our customers in their environmental action as well, and we take back used cooking oil as well as packaging and dispose/ recycle these items.
“It’s important to us that we offer additional services to our customers and as well as assisting with oil and recycling, we also offer features such as Allergen Check, a tool that identifies allergens in items ordered and helps customers to navigate food information regulations. In addition, we believe we have the easiest online ordering you will find; it sounds simple but it really is important that our customers can order with speed and ease.”