Ecological Footprint

Error message

Notice: Undefined property: stdClass::$locations in _gmap_location_block_view() (line 697 of /home/clients/websites/w_pe/public_html/pe/sites/all/modules/gmap/gmap_location.module).

Practical Ecology strives to be a sustainable company with a low ecological footprint.

Waste Managment

Practical Ecology has been certified as Waste Wise to the Silver level by the Metropolitan Waste Management Group. We recycle over 80% of all waste and purchase recycled products as a high priority within the general context of an environmentally conscious purchasing policy.

Here are the results from our 2011 Waste Wise audit:

Cycling to work

Proposed Bicycle Parking at Practical Ecology

Practical Ecology actively encourages staff and clients to travel to our office on bike. Due to a recent in increase in staff cycling to work we are now in the process of constructing new bicycle parking facilities.

Vehicle Fleet

Practical Ecology provides vehicles for staff to do field work so that they can avoid owning cars or 4WDs is they so desire. We have a diverse fleet for different purposes with larger vehicles on gas to reduce pollution and the most fuel efficient smaller cars possible.

Vechicle being refuled with natural gas

Green Power

 Origin Energy logoPractical Ecology purchases the maximum possible percentage of green power (wind generated) from Origin Energy.