Around three-quarters of consumers describe sustainability as an important factor when they buy products or services, according to a 2024 report by The Round Up, with 55% willing to pay more for brands who care about the environment.
Our commitment
Here at Solent Plastics, as a responsible plastic storage container supplier, we do our utmost to protect our surroundings, with a true commitment to environmental principles and responsibilities. We sell only recyclable, recycled and recycling solutions.
We’re great believers in the correct disposal of plastics and recycling. In addition to stocking a large range of products manufactured from recycled plastic, we also sell a selection of recycling bins for work, home or school for colour-coded waste segregation. Widely used in colleges, schools, hospitals, retail premises, the hospitality industry, restaurants, airports and for domestic applications, these bins simplifying recycling.
Benefits of recycled plastics
There are many advantages to recycling plastics, especially because landfill space is struggling to cope. Unlike the majority of other waste, plastic can take centuries to break down.
Recycling plastics conserves the earth's natural resources such as petroleum, coal, water and natural gas, as well as the energy required to create new plastic.
As part of our pledge, we sell a range of high quality used plastic containers, as purchasing items that still offer many years’ use means you not only save on costs, but you also reduce the environmental impact.
Used plastic container solutions
Our industry-leading special offer, which comprises UK-manufactured containers which have only slight signs of light wear from warehouse use, includes our 65-litre Euro plastic stacking containers in black which are ideal for warehouse organisation, order picking, multi-drop distribution, school use, administration and more.
Manufactured to European standard dimensions, they can be inter-stacked with Euro size boxes from other manufacturers and are ergonomically designed, providing easy manual handling and palletisation. The smooth bases are suitable for automated conveyors and order picking.
Lidded plastic containers
The attached lid plastic container and boxes range is a robust storage solution that’s durable, manoeuvrable and easy to stack. These lidded distribution boxes are constructed from resilient materials including HDPE, polypropylene and heavy-duty plastics, ensuring they will last a lifetime, while protecting their contents from impacts, temperature extremes and humidity.
Reduce landfill waste
Using second-hand and recycled containers is considered environmentally friendly, because this extends the life cycle of existing plastic, reducing the demand for new plastics production. This minimises the environmental impact of manufacturing processes and cuts down on the amount of waste that ends up in landfill.
Solent Plastics’ used crates and containers range is a sustainable solution that assures the same high quality and specifications as standard containers, but with extra savings for customers.
If you’re planning to update your supply chain, or looking to upgrade your storage arrangements, Solent Plastics will also buy used or second hand boxes in any quantity.
Please contact us for further information on our commitment to saving the planet or if you would like to discuss in further detail any of our eco-friendly storage solutions - a member of our team will be happy to help!