Home » Corporate social responsibility » Corporate practices » Great Britain : SME punishes staff for bringing single-use plastic into the office in bid to reduce environmental impact Great Britain : SME punishes staff for bringing single-use plastic into the office in bid to reduce environmental impact Through . Published on 06 September 2019 à 12h14 - Update on 06 September 2019 à 15h45 Resources This unprecedented case was initially flagged by the HR-focused press in the UK. Intelligent Hand Dryers, based in Sheffield, in northern England, has attracted attention for having banned its dozen or so employees from bringing single-use plastic into the office. Whether it’s a coffee cup, plastic bottle or a sandwich pack, employees that bring in any single-use items containing plastic will get a warning from the company’s management. After three warnings, repeat offenders will be fired. The measure was introduced last month and is a rule that is soon to be included in each worker’s employment contract, according to boss Andrew Cameron, who is highly committed to protecting the environment. He says: “I have been driving my staff mad about reducing our environmental impact… They have heard me banging on about turning the lights off, complaining about all the packaging in the bins and wasted paper, lecturing about the environment.” Cameron underlines: “We have to walk the walk.” In exchange, Intelligent Hand Dryers has given workers re-usable bottles and supplies cakes and fruit so they don’t need to bring packaged snacks into work. It should be highlighted that, from 2021, single-use plastic will be banned across the European Union. Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.PhoneThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels