Environmental Policy

TheWhiskyBarrel.com Environmental Policy

The Whisky Barrel online whisky shop is one of Scotland’s leading retailers of Scotch & World Whiskies. Scotland is at the forefront of international environmental initiatives. With this, the company and its staff are committed to minimising the environmental impact of their operations.

As an e-commerce company TheWhiskyBarrel.com have a particular priority in ensuring materials used in packaging, which is the company’s main function, are kept to a minimum or zero waste level. This also ensures that consignment weight is minimised reducing the delivery CO2 footprint.

The company regularly reviews its processes to ensure a minimum standard of environmental management is upheld and maintain strict standards similar to the Scotch Whisky industry.

All products are packaged in a manner that ensures safe and secure shipping to the customer with minimum waste. In order to achieve minimum or zero packaging waste, the company follows the following procedures:

> Our Commitment to Packaging: 100% Reuse or Recycle

> Where appropriate, incoming supplier packaging is reused to ship customer orders. Packaging which is deemed non-wholly reusable is shredded and reused as filling material.

> TheWhiskyBarrel.com uses local, Scottish suppliers wherever feasible reducing the companies CO2 footprint.

> Where any packaging materials are not fit for purpose at all, we ensure they are sent to a local recycling facility.

> TheWhiskyBarrel.com is committed to reducing the use of plastic packaging to a minimum, where plastics are used these are biodegradables.

> All staff are encouraged to use sustainable means of transport including public transport, cycling and walking.

> The businesses distribution warehouse and offices meet all requirements for energy efficiency, including heat retention and heat loss.

> All staff are encouraged to follow basic sustainable practices within the premises, such as the use of lights and water.