Environmental Responsibilities
REDUCE, REUSE RECYCLE
Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
Read our story below, which explains how we make sure that nothing we use to make Stockmax is wasted, how the waste product can be used to make our Hotmax fuel logs, and how even the plastic bags used in our final product are completely recyclable.
Made from Pine
Stockmax Shavings are made from pine timber sourced entirely from sustainable UK forestry…
Bark Chippings
All bark that falls from the logs during processing is sent to garden centres…
Purpose Built
We cut our shavings to an optimum size in our 3 purpose- built UK production plants…
Extracting Dust
We then screen and vacuum extract all the dust from our shaving. We extract over 3,000 tonnes of dust and particles from our shavings every year...
Made into Hotmax
Already very dry, this dust is compacted into high density, 100% natural wood Hotmax Heat Logs, making Hotmax one of the cleanest, most efficient and eco-friendly fuels available in the UK…
Low Dust
Thousands of customers now use our low dust, 100% natural shavings for their animals…
Return to the Soil
And the best way to dispose of their used shavings is to compost and return them to the soil…
Recycling Packaging...
We minimise our use of plastic, and all the plastic we use is fully recyclable. Read more below…
Composting
We are increasingly asked by customers for advice on the most effective way to dispose of used shavings.
So we have commissioned scientists at Napier University to come up with the definitive answer. Now the experiments are finished – and the answer is to turn your shavings into compost and return them to the soil.
Stockmax shavings, in the right natural conditions and with just a bit of sensible management, will obligingly turn themselves into re-usable, bio-degradable compost.
Recyclable Product Protection
As a company, we are continually striving to minimise our use of plastics.
However, to ensure that your Stockmax Shavings stay in optimum condition, it is imperative that they are completely sealed in durable, 100% waterproof bags.
We still take our recycling responsibilities very seriously though. All the plastic used in our bags is EU PE04 Low Density Polyethene which is 100% recyclable. The ink used on each bag is recyclable too, and each bag contains 30% plastic that’s been previously recycled.