We’ve been more and more exposed to the advances of climate change over the last few years – and we are witnessing a real shift in mindset on the impact we can all have in driving change. To celebrate all things sustainability, help share tips for smarter environmental thinking and remind each other just how much our carbon impact matters, we invite colleagues, friends of the business, and our peers in the wider industry to take part in this quickfire environmental Q&A.

Next up, it’s Calum Robertson, our newly-instated project engineer.. 

Where do you fit into the environmental sector? Tell us a little bit about your role at UNTHA…

My new role as project engineer is to plan and implement machine installations. Our team of engineers steps in to carry out the installations, but before we get to that point, I need to make sure all the i’s are dotted and the t’s are crossed, so the commissioning process is as smooth as possible.

Complete the sentence – the UK is great at recycling… 

Wood. This is an area I think is covered pretty well,  from council C.A. sites to commercial operations, and the focus on this waste material is only growing. 

Which sector do you think could achieve significant environmental progress this year? 

WEEE. As it stands, waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) poses one of the world’s biggest recycling problems. At UNTHA, we are seeing more clients invest heavily into new systems to tackle this problematic yet valuable stream, but I’d love to see the movement grow even further. 

What do you wish you’d known about the environment, as a child? 

The impact of responsible and correct recycling in general.

What’s the single biggest threat to the environment, in your opinion? 

Human laziness and complacency. I think each person needs to take ownership of their environmental impact, both at home and at work. 

Share one tip to help people be ‘greener’, at work or at home: 

Use recyclable products!

Tell us an environmental statistic that you think people need to know: 

Only 5% of lithium-ion batteries are recycled — and this needs to be rectified! 

Complete the sentence – in 100 years’ time… 

We will recycle 95% of all lithium-ion batteries!