Newton Waterproofing Litter Picks for World Cleanup Day

World Cleanup Day is one of the biggest global-civic movements of our time, created to tackle the world’s large-scale littering problem. Most of the waste ends up in the ocean, harming sea life and damaging the ecosystem.

Advocates for Protecting the Environment

Newton are big advocates for taking action to reduce plastic waste and improve the environment. Therefore, when BITA (the British and Irish Trading Alliance) joined World Cleanup Day, as members of the BITA community, we joined too!

On Saturday 18th September, our team gathered outside our offices at 9am and split into multiple groups, taking different routes around Tonbridge, before convening at Tonbridge Park. By splitting into several groups, it allowed us to clean as much of Tonbridge as possible. It was a great day out for all those involved, and we ended the day having collected over 25 bags of rubbish! We are excited to get involved with next year’s event.

Thank you to the Tonbridge Green Party for joining our efforts and supplying the litter pickers and thank you to everyone who attended the event and did their part for the community.

Newton’s Recycling & Sustainability Initiatives

Newton have several innovative sustainability initiatives and are committed to reducing our impact on the environment wherever possible. The initiatives include the Newton Recycling Service, our highly successful and award-winning closed-loop recycling service that was the first of its kind in our industry that is run in collaboration with our nationwide network of Specialist Contractors.

The scheme operates through our team of dedicated drivers who collect plastic waste from site, returning it to our head office in Tonbridge, Kent. From here, it is processed into chips to be made into new construction products. Newton have prevented over 20 tonnes of HDPE Membrane from going to landfill and preventing 22.79 tonnes of CO2 emissions from being released into the atmosphere.

In 2021, this service has been expanded to also recycle plastic and metal containers from our liquid waterproofing products. We estimate that this will save over 7,000 containers from landfill each year. You can read more about our sustainability initiatives here.