The health and safety department of Linde Material Handling, located in Basingstoke, recently announced that Linde has been notified that it is among the major winners in the Green Apple Environment Awards. The highest scoring Green Apple winners will next go forward with a chance to represent the UK in the European Business Awards for the Environment.

Linde was nominated for their good practices by the previous waste contractors, Mitie Waste and Environmental. Mitie produced a report entitled ‘Linde makes the move to recycle’, highlighting and recognising the superior efforts that all staff have taken in order to reduce and recycle the some 2000 tonnes of waste, which as previously produced at the Basingstoke facility.

Because of active staff participation and a company wide dedication to improving the environment, Linde’s landfill disposals have been reduced to just below 250 tonnes. In addition, Linde has increased its recycling average on site to an astounding 68% in just one year.

The green apple awards, now in their fifteenth year, attract more than 500 nominations per year. The awards are organised by the Green organisation, an independent, non-political, non-profit environmental group dedicated to recognising, rewarding and promoting environmental best practice.

Notification about the full extent of the award will be unveiled at a ceremony at the House of Commons in November.