Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

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Reduce, Re-use, Recycle

• Be green keep the Island smiling

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X-Isles green statement

• X-Isle Sports is firmly committed to protecting
  the existing environment and minimising the
  impact of its business on the surrounding area.
• Due to the nature of its business, X-Isle Sports
  has a minimal environmental impact but will
  always endeavour to improve on this as well as
  encouraging its staff, students and suppliers to
  do likewise.

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How X-Isle views the problem

• Problem 1 Rubbish
• Problem 2 Rubbish bin
• Problem 3 Rubbish tip
• Problem 4 Rubbish landfill
• Problem 5 Rubbish world

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Key aims

• To considerably reduce the amount of waste we
  produce and send to landfill
• To re-use and recycle as many different waste
  products as possible
• To educate everyone who works at and visits
  X-Isle, making them more responsible for their
  own waste

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Our policies

• Our key green policies are as follows
• Promote Sustainable Tourism on the Island by
  educating our staff and clients
• Prevention not cure attitude
• Reduce, re-use, re-cycle in that order
• Be greenovative - new for 2006
• Use safety craft that best suits our working
  environment
• Heightened energy economy
• Promote a green working environment, that is
  pleasant for both staff and clients

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Charitable support

• In 2006 we will be continuing our support for
• Surfers Against Sewage
• Solent Protection Society
• X-Isle believes that these charities have a
  commitment to improving and maintaining the
  environment of marine and coastal areas
• This is key to the ongoing success of the
  watersports and tourism industry, both on the
  Isle of Wight and throughout the rest of the UK

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New incentives for 2006

• Jet Powered Safety Boat
• 2006 sees X-Isle expanding its product range.
• To cope with the excess volumes on the water we
  have deemed it necessary to purchase a new safety
  vessel.
• The vessel chosen in keeping with our
  environmental policy is jet powered.

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Environmental advantages of Jet Power

• Fuel Economy
• Jet Powered boats are more fuel efficient than
  outboard motors.
• Environmental Impact
• Jet Powered boats are even less destructive on
  marine environments than outboard motors and
  place other water users in less risk of injury
  than ever before.

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Appendix

• What we already do

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What we already do

• Office
• All printer cartridges are to be recycled after
  use
• All scrap paper is to be re-used rather than
  thrown away
• Where possible all printer paper will be recycled
• Office staff should at all times endeavour to use
  the minimum amount of stationary possible in
  order to complete a particular task
• All booking forms, risk assessments, and other
  printed material will, where possible, be printed
  in double-sided format
• All correspondence with clients will be via
  e-mail unless this is impractical
• When not in use, electronic equipment such as PDQ
  machines, TVs DVD players should be turned off
• Bus and train timetables should be made available
  to students to encourage the use of public
  transport
• X-Isle Sports will endeavour to maintain a file
  relating to all environmental issues which it
  encounters in the course of conducting its
  business

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What we already do (contd)

• Training
• During induction briefings Instructors should
  make students aware of our environmental policy
  and ask that they respect it. Special attention
  should be given to the leaving of rubbish around
  the training centre and on the beach
• Instructors should ensure that a litter bin is to
  hand whilst conducting beach training
• Special care should be taken whilst re-fuelling
  safety boats at sea
• Before returning to the training centre
  Instructors should check the beach for any litter
  which may have been left by the group and others

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What we already do (contd)

• Plants that detox
• Plants can absorb toxins and increase the
  humidity of a room, dampening down dust
• Hairy rubbery leaf surfaces attract dust in the
  air and absorb the toxins it contains
• A study has found headaches to be reduced by 47
  and dry coughs by 37
• House plants clean the air of chemicals plants
  use chemicals as a source of energy
• House plants raise humidity in buildings air
  that is more humid is perceived as being warmer
  than dry air, which could save on the need to use
  so much heating

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What we already do (contd)

• X-Isles 2005 drive was to invest in a couple of
  plants that are be effective in its centre
• Boston Fern effective at removing formaldehyde,
  found in cookers, lino flooring, ceiling tiles
  and MDF. Both are excellent at removing
  household toxins
• Peace Lily good at removing a variety of
  toxins. Has a high transpiration rate,
  increasing room humidity which is good for
  allergy sufferers

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What we already do (contd)

• Operations vehicles
• X-Isle Sports will always endeavour to use low
  fuel consumption outboard engines on its safety
  boats
• Only bio-degradable detergents will be used in
  the washing of training equipment
• Where possible, only environmentally friendly
  substances will be used in the repair of training
  equipment
• Staff and students alike are to be encouraged to
  restrict non-essential usage of vehicles whilst
  in the local area. In particular, students should
  be encouraged to walk from the training facility
  to Silver Beach rather than drive. Members of
  staff are requested not to drive vehicles around
  Bembridge on journeys that they could otherwise
  have walked, cycled, skated etc.
• During the busy summer months, members of staff
  are requested not to park in the centre of
  Bembridge at any time during office hours
• To limit noise pollution the use of skateboards
  should restricted from residential areas of the
  village and late at night

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What we already do (contd)

• Marketing suppliers
• In future all marketing material will be printed
  on recycled paper
• Where possible X-Isle Sports will attempt to
  promote web-based advertising rather than
  paper-based
• X-Isle Sports will always endeavour to use local
  suppliers and encourage them to do the same
• We will encourage our local accommodation
  providers and suppliers to help and actively
  promote the Green Island Project
• Where offered the option between two suppliers we
  will favour the one that supports environmental
  initiatives

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What we already do (contd)

• Training centre
• Use of natural light will be made as much as
  possible over other light sources.
• All training centres will provide receptacles for
  recycling of rubbish.
• Constant monitoring of energy usage will be
  undertaken.
• Where possible we will use low energy light
  bulbs.
• Other power sources such as solar power will be
  investigated as an alternative to mains provided
  electricity.
• All training centres will provide information on
  the Green Island Project and sustainable tourism.
• Where appropriate we are and will become members
  of ethical, wildlife and conservation bodies.

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What we already do (contd)

• Shop
• Re-use hangers
• Use natural light wherever possible
• Encourage a green tidy environment
• Re-use scrap paper for notes
• Re-use packaging