How Bridge Bookshop is working towards lessening our impact on the planet

A sustainable approach

• We reuse packing materials where possible and consolidate deliveries with multiple clients to avoid unnecessary travel
• By shopping local you are helping reduce unnecessary internet shopping waste, reducing the impact of delivery vans, unnecessary new packaging being introduced to the environment and helping local businesses and economies (people!) survive
• Ordering books from Bridge Bookshop should mean significantly less packaging than ordering books from multinational corporations
• We do not use bubble wrap or similar, all packing material is re-used paper
• We have stopped ordering plastic bags and now provide paper bags where needed
• We favour suppliers of greetings cards that either do not use a plastic covering or who have switched to a biodegradable, non-plastic alternative
• For our large format paper and card art products we have biodegradable bags available, if needed
• Our wholesalers use paper and card packing materials, which we re-use for our deliveries
• We gift our spare boxes to libraries on request and to other customers on request for re-use
• We have signed up to the IOM DEFA “Refill Isle of Man” scheme where we offer to refill water bottles on request at both our shops in Port Erin and Ramsey, reducing plastic bottle waste
• When fulfilling a web order through our website, we re-use packing material rather than using new material, which is mainly made of paper and card
• We have recently upgraded our heating and hot water system, as well as insulation, to improve energy efficiency