BRADFORDS Building Supplies has taken its first delivery of Tarmac bagged cement loaded on green LOOP pallets, kicking off the first end-to-end trial of a new circular economy pallet reuse scheme.
Founded on the principles of recover, repair, reuse, LOOP is designed to help the construction industry meet its target of net zero emissions by 2050 and eliminate avoidable packaging waste from the building material supply chain.
The Pallet LOOP operates using a returnable pallet charge (RPC) that incentivises reuse. By attaching a value to the pallet, which is refunded at the point of return, the LOOP Pallet provides a financial motivation for individuals and companies to put pallets back into the LOOP, rather than skipping or scrapping them after just one use.
Giles Bradford, head of sustainability at Bradfords Building Supplies, said: “We see examples of both unsafe pallets and pallet waste every day across our sector. It’s important for us to assess environmental sustainability at every stage of the supply chain. Trialling LOOP Pallets is the latest step in our efforts to reduce our own environmental impact.
“Developers and trades that end up in receipt of the distinctive LOOP pallets during the Bradfords/Tarmac trial should either return them to us on their next visit or look to load it onto a Bradfords vehicle the next time one visits their site, after which the refundable pallet charge will be credited.”
To service its circular economy pallet reuse scheme, LOOP operates a network of collection sites and repair hubs nationwide. Pallets are taken back to the nearest site where they re-enter the pallet pool – after being checked for damage.
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