We are proud to provide a vital public service and prevent unnecessary material being buried in landfill. By focusing on recycling and resource recovery, we keep materials in use for as long as possible and help grow the region's circular economy.
Sustainability Report 2022
Download our 2022 Sustainability Report to explore how we're moving to net zero.
Our strategy is focused on three elements that matter the most to our business:
In the context of the global climate emergency, we want to play our part in delivering a net zero carbon future.
Strategic ambitions
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We will expand our service to divert more waste from landfill |  |
We will develop a heat network |
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We will commit to lower carbon design and construction for new build projects |  |
Use technologies and processes to decarbonise EfW and our operations |
We are a London-based business and we care deeply about our local environment and the River Thames.
We have been operating on the River Thames for 125 years and our business has an intrinsic connection to its health and value as a local resource.
Strategic ambitions
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We will improve air quality across all sites |  |
We will enhance our environmental performance through use of an effective and continually improving environmental management system. |
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We will maximise resource efficiency |  |
We will improve our understanding of local biodiversity issues and ecological management at our site in Belvedere. |
Our success as a business is dependent upon skilled and committed people.
We strive to be a good neighbour to our local communities.
Strategic ambitions
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We will continually improve our health and safety performance and ensure that our employees and those who may be affected by our activities and operations are safe. |  |
We will continue to be a leading employer in London and the South East, providing rewarding and fulfilling careers for a diverse range of people, whilst ensuring excellence in performance. |
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We will work to build a sustainable, safe and ethical supply chain. |  |
We will continue to be a good and supportive neighbour to our local communities. |
In the context of the global climate emergency, we want to play our part in delivering a net zero carbon future.
Strategic ambitions
|
We will expand our service to divert more waste from landfill | |
We will develop a heat network |
|
We will commit to lower carbon design and construction for new build projects | |
Use technologies and processes to decarbonise EfW and our operations |
We are a London-based business and we care deeply about our local environment and the River Thames.
We have been operating on the River Thames for 125 years and our business has an intrinsic connection to its health and value as a local resource.
Strategic ambitions
|
We will improve air quality across all sites | |
We will enhance our environmental performance through use of an effective and continually improving environmental management system. |
|
We will maximise resource efficiency | |
We will improve our understanding of local biodiversity issues and ecological management at our site in Belvedere. |
Our success as a business is dependent upon skilled and committed people.
We strive to be a good neighbour to our local communities.
Strategic ambitions
|
We will continually improve our health and safety performance and ensure that our employees and those who may be affected by our activities and operations are safe. | |
We will continue to be a leading employer in London and the South East, providing rewarding and fulfilling careers for a diverse range of people, whilst ensuring excellence in performance. |
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We will work to build a sustainable, safe and ethical supply chain. | |
We will continue to be a good and supportive neighbour to our local communities. |
The Waste Hierarchy
The Waste Hierarchy ranks waste management options according to what is best for the environment. It prioritises preventing waste in the first place. When waste is created, it gives priority to preparing it for reuse, then recycling, then recovery, and last of all disposal.
There will always be some residual waste that cannot be recycled, remanufactured, or reused. At Cory we work to partner of choice for managing residual waste with the lowest possible environmental impacts.
Stages
Using less material in design and manufacture. Keeping products for longer; re-use. Using less hazardous materials.
Checking, cleaning, repairing, refurbishing, whole items or spare parts.
Turning waste into a new substance or product. Includes composting if it meets quality protocols.
Includes anaerobic digestion, incineration with energy recovery, gasification and pyrolysis which produce energy (fuels, heat and power) and materials from waste; some backfilling.
Landfill and incineration without energy recovery.
Cory supports The Waste Hierarchy through:
- Processing recyclates for recycling markets.
- Diverting waste from landfill (saving c.200kg of carbon dioxide equivalent per tonne of waste diverted).
- Recovering energy from waste to generate electricity.
- Recovering the by-products from the energy from waste process to produce aggregate and construction materials.
We are committed to reducing waste throughout our own operations and the communities we service.
We are proud to provide a vital public service and prevent unnecessary material being buried in landfill or exported abroad for others to deal with.
By focusing on recycling and resource recovery, we keep materials in use for as long as possible and help grow London’s circular economy:
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