Procurement of Goods and Services

One of the best ways to reduce the amount of waste you produce is not to buy it in the first place. As well as helping the environment and reducing the need for landfill this also lowers the cost of disposing of waste. Green (or sustainable) procurement plays part in developing an Environmental Management System and can have wider social and environmental benefits.

What Businesses Can Do
What Wealden is Doing

What Businesses Can Do

Sustainable Purchasing

Look at your current procurement and consider where environmental costs can be reduced. Websites that offer further information include Biothinking and Envirowise.

Buy Energy Efficient Appliances

When buying appliances make sure they are energy efficient.

Always look out for the EU Energy Label. Appliances that are energy efficient will help save you money and help the environment too. The Energy Saving Trust website provides more information.

Purchase Recycled Products

Purchase recycled products where possible. This helps to limit the over-use of resources. The Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) provides a directory of recycled materials.

What Wealden is Doing

Incorporated Sustainability into Procurement Processes

Including sustainability issues in all procurement processes.

The corporate procurement strategy includes sustainability in all procurement processes, you can find out more about procurement here and the corporate procurement guide is available as a pdf

Uses a Green Purchasing Guide

We have a green purchasing guide .

Our green purchasing guide aims to help reduce waste by ensuring sustainability is considered by the Council when purchasing. This includes making eco-friendly purchases, looking at durability and the life of products, and encouraging suppliers to use less packaging. In 2006/07 this is being updated.

Produced an Eco-Enterprise Guide

Produced a sustainable Eco Enterprise Guide.