Our efforts to reduce plastic usage To lower the likelihood of our businesses’ waste plastic ending up in the eco-system, we’re taking steps to reduce our dependence on it. The dry cleaning industry typically uses a lot of polythene. It provides a dry, secure covering for customers’ clothes after cleaning and during transport. This is where we started when looking to remove plastics from our processes. In the last 6 months we’ve made a lot of progress. We’ve also started the process of exchanging plastic wrapping with sustainable paper. These small steps have already significantly reduced the amount of plastic we order and use across our business. And this is only the beginning. Our upcoming environmental initiatives From summer 2020, we plan to completely remove all single-use plastic from our dry cleaning and laundry methods. Our teams have been working hard to source sustainable alternative materials and after a lot of research and investigation, we’re on track to achieve this. Additionally, our wider environmental initiatives are also progressing well. Investing in new technology has already reduced our energy consumption.