QUATCHEM produces NO CHEMICAL WASTE, and incorporates the 'Triple R' principles of REDUCE, REUSE & RECYCLE into the day to day running of its facilities.
 
Consultation with local environmental organizations has led to extensive redesigning of its installation and manufacturing processes. The installation is now fully protected against pollution of land, air or water, and has achieved substantial reductions in energy consumption.
 
As a result, Quatchem has been awarded 'LOW ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT' status by the UK Environment Agency. We remain firmly committed to making continuous improvements to our environmental performance in order to ensure that our impact on the environment continues to be negligible.
 
There are inevitable environmental implications to all human activity on the planet, which can potentially disturb the intricate balance of our ecosystems. Awareness of our individual and collective 'environmental footprints' is key to realising the inextricable connection between human well-being and the environment, and limiting our impact on it.
 
The Chemical industry has a particular responsibility to guard against releases, particularly of bio-incompatible materials, into international waters and the atmosphere. Extensive studies are ongoing to evaluate chemically induced damage to ecosystems, reduction of biodiversity either directly, or through depletion of the ozone layer. The negative impact of emissions beyond the local environment, and contributing to environmental deterioration on a global scale is now well acknowledged. Such effects may not immediately evident, but can lead to indirect and irreversible depletion of flora and fauna in the long term. International cooperation is thus essential to any meaningful improvement in or protection of the environment.
 
International agreements between responsible nations are essential. The Kyoto Treaty, for example, aims to achieve a gradual reduction in greenhouse gas emissions through limiting unsustainably high levels of harvesting/usage of natural fuel resources, and excessive consumption of fossil fuel and energy.
 
Regional directives, such as the European Biocidal Products Directive (BPD) have helped focus attention on environmental issues. Such legislation can be highly effective in ensuring the health and environmental safety of products placed on the market if applied in a balanced manner proportional to known risks.