UK / Environment

07 July 2023

In the heat of last year's summer , colleagues from UK & Ireland Branch joined forces with a customer to arrange to clean up a local park.
Working in collaboration with construction company, Wilmott Dixon, the intrepid group of volunteers spent the morning picking up waste on Windmill Hill in Hitchin, Hertfordshire – which is a lovely green space above the town but is also notoriously bad for litter.
“I’ve never understood how people can drop litter especially when the news is full of the damage that humanity is doing to the environment”, explains Dan Smith, who helped organise the event on behalf of Mitsubishi Electric.

The morning started at the nearby Wilmott Dixon office, with an interesting discussion on the circular economy, and an eye-opening presentation on plastic pollution from Tommie Eaton, the founder of Bambuubrush.
Through his wealth of knowledge and engaging storytelling, Tommie highlighted the power of conscious consumerism, and the significant impact plastic can have on our environment. After the enlightening presentation, the team put ‘words into action’ by heading to out for the local park clean-up.
The dedicated and passionate team armed with gloves, bin bags, and an eagerness to contribute, quickly combed through the park, removing over 22kg of both recyclable and non-recyclable waste in just 30 minutes!
The collaboration between the volunteers, Willmott Dixon, Mitsubishi Electric and Bambuubrush, has helped to showcase the power of collective action and the importance of corporate responsibility. Together, the team made a tangible impact on the environment while fostering a sense of community and shared purpose.