UK converter signs renewable energy deal

UK converter Systems Labelling Limited has signed an energy supply contract with ScottishPower Energy Retail, meaning their main site in Deeside Industrial Park is supplied from a 100 percent renewable electricity source.

This latest environmental initiative follows the company’s recent completion of a WRAP-funded recycling project, which saw it develop a series of recommendations that improve the quality of recycled milk bottles by increasing the percentage of labels removed during the HDPE milk bottle recycling process.

Systems Labelling’s managing director Gwyn Bouch commented: ‘Many organizations pay lip service to environmental issues, but we do really walk the walk when it comes to recycling. Any by product of our production process that can be recycled, is recycled. From ink rags to waste film, from pallets to rubber plates, we find a home for waste. So when the opportunity to source renewable electricity arose, we worked closely with ScottishPower to assess our organization. This joint exercise has resulted not only in a 100 percent switch to renewable energy, but as importantly the power will be supplied from a local wind farm in Penryhddlan, Powys.’

Renewable source electricity is generated from sources of energy other than fossil fuel. This includes wind energy, hydro power, tidal power, wave energy, municipal and industrial wastes and photovoltaics. These sources of electricity do not produce the same levels of harmful carbon dioxide emissions as electricity produced by coal or gas fired power stations. ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group, the world’s biggest producer of renewable energy. Through ScottishPower, Iberdrola plans to invest 4.8 billion euros in the United Kingdom over the period 2010-2012, two-thirds of which is earmarked for wind power, smart grid and distribution networks.

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