AST Plastic Containers reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 13 per cent in two years

AST Plastic Containers has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by a total of 13% in two years, according to a recent environmental audit by the British Standards Institution (BSI).

The North Wales-based company, a manufacturer of high-quality plastic containers, has seen its audited CO2 emissions drop by a further 4.5% this year after a drop of 8.5% in the previous year.

AST Plastics achieved the reduction by using energy from 100% renewable sources; implementing an energy efficiency programme which included upgrading machinery and optimizing raw material usage.

The company achieved ISO 14001 in 2019, an international standard for effective environmental management systems, ensuring that environmental sustainability is at the core of its operations.

AST believes the latest annual audit against its ISO 14064-1 certificate, demonstrates its commitment to continually improving technologies and manufacturing efficiencies to reduce CO2 emissions.

The production line works 24/7 from its UK base in Wrexham and recently increased its production by 20% and staff by 25% in response to a surge in demand for its 5 and 10 litre containers from cleaning and sanitising product manufacturers in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Matthias Hochholzer, Managing Director of AST Plastic Containers in the UK, said: “These results from the latest BSI audit demonstrate our ongoing commitment to improve our environmental credentials.  We are proud to be able to not only produce high-quality plastic containers using the highest grade raw material, but to do so in an environmentally friendly way and with a low carbon footprint.”