Velocity Bikes Gets Greener!
 Did you know that all businesses have a duty of care under the Environmental Protection Act (1990), to take all reasonable steps to keep waste safe and arrange for it's legal disposal? Which means most businesses arrange for their waste to be collected by a licensed waste disposal contractor.
Cycling being a relativity green pass-time, produces very little waste from the end user (you the customer).
We at Velocity Bikes have taken our waste disposal one step further by recycling as much as economically possible to try and reduce our environmental impact and carbon footprint. In short, we try not to waste anything, and do our very best to minimise the amout of refuse that we contribute to landfill.
Below are some examples of what Velocity Bikes are doing to help.
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Old price lists, brochures and junk mail are collected and recycled.
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Used ink cartridges are sent to be refilled and recycled by computer companies.
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Old punctured inner tubes are re-used by landscape gardeners as strap supports for young sapling trees and bird boxes at the Queen Elizabeth Country Park. Tyres and inner tubes are sorted into rubber bins (at the premises) for recycling.
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Worn metal bike parts (steel and aluminum) are collected and recycled.
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The local scout group use old punctured inner tubes for various applications.
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Energy efficient lighting is used on our main track and where possible high efficiency electrical equipment is used in-store.
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Velocity Bikes use Fair Trade beverages for breaks and lunch times. -
All our cardboard is recycled and collect on a weekly basis by Dove Recycling.
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