Jardine Motors is the first UK "top ten" dealership to reduce carbon emissions with Veolia’s fully circular waste oil management platform.
The automotive retail group which represents 14 premium and luxury brands including Audi, Mercedes, Ferrari and Porsche, took the decisive step to manage waste oil sustainably by contributing it to the circular economy.
Jardine generates a significant volume of used lubricating oil from servicing customer vehicles at more than 50 sites in the United Kingdom, which is now being sent for re-refining by oil recovery specialist, Slicker Recycling, who use a process that transforms spent oil into a high-quality base product for new lubricant product formulations.
Of the 700,000 litres of used oil Jardine sends to be recycled every year, approximately 60 per cent is turned into high-quality base oil, with the remaining material reused for other purposes.
Recycling the used oil preserves valuable resources and will save over 340,000 kg of CO2 annually.
The company says the production of the base oil is also 37 per cent more carbon efficient than Processed Fuel Oil (PFO) production, a popular alternative commonly used outlet within the UK automotive retail sector.
Under its contract with JMG contract, Veolia will also continue to implement wide-ranging carbon-efficient recycling routes for all other waste streams including dry mixed recycling, cardboard, metal and hazardous materials, and general waste.
Recycling of materials from waste streams has a lower carbon footprint than using virgin materials so this new initiative will continue to significantly lower carbon emissions.
By accurately monitoring the performance of the recycling processes, using the Veolia customer hub, Jardine can also access the real time data on all their waste streams giving greater traceability, minimising the carbon footprint and impact on the environment.
[w]e have found a simple but effective way to manage our carbon output and minimise our environmental impact ...
David Muir, the group's Finance Director, says:
“We are proud of the steps we are taking to combat climate change in our industry.
Through our ongoing relationship with Veolia and Slicker Recycling, we have found a simple but effective way to manage our carbon output and minimise our environmental impact by now recycling 100% of our waste oil back to base oil.”
Keith McGurk, Managing Director - Commercial & Fleet at Veolia, adds:
"Our ambition is to achieve ecological transformation by tackling climate change, resource depletion, pollution, and biodiversity collapse.
Key to addressing these is effective recycling that significantly reduces carbon emissions.
"By using existing and new innovative solutions this contract now highlights the way the automotive industry can accelerate this process and achieve a low carbon future.
We look forward to helping the Jardine Motor Group advance their sustainability goals."
