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The Environment
Green Tourism Silver Award
In 2019, Argyll Estates and Inveraray Castle received the Green Tourism Silver Award for the first time after performing considerable work on making the estate and historic property more environmentally friendly. This was then reconfirmed in 2020.
We are proud to have achieved this level of award every year since, although we recognise more can be done to further our progress in this area. It is a work in progress and we can't wait to share how we hope to improve on this area in the near future. Read our 2019 and 2022 reports below:
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Trees Planted in 2022
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FSC Compliant Since (year)
Environmentally Friendly Transport
- Our staff all car-share to work, and we would encourage others to do the same where possible. For more information on getting here using environmentally friendly methods, see our How To Get Here page.
Making Your Visit Green
Supporting Local
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Environmental Policies
Our Environmentally Friendly Journey: 2019 - 2023
January - present
2023 Achievements:
- Updated current machinery to make it run more effectively
- Staff uniform jumpers purchased through Glenmuir, and are made up of eco-friendly all-natural British wool
- Use of chemical herbicides is now minimal, using physical removal of weeds whenever possible
January - present
December 2022
Tree Planting Statistics:
- 43,000 trees planted in 2022
January - December 2022
2022 Achievements:
- Automatic taps added to the visitor toilets, as well as LED lights
- Tea Room food waste is composted for use in our gardens
January - December 2022
January - December 2021
2021 Achievements:
- All plastic bags in the Gift Shop replaced with biodegradable alternatives made of paper
October 2020
Green Tourism Award:
- Argyll Estates/Inveraray Castle silver award re-confirmed
October 2020
January - December 2020
2020 Achievements:
- All lightbulbs active for more than 6 hours per day have been changed to LED
- A wild flower meadow area was declared in formal gardens
- Introduced re-usable coffee cups that are available to buy in our Gift Shop and Tea Room
- All plastic takeaway containers discontinued and switched to fully-compostable alternatives
October 2019
Green Tourism Award:
- Argyll Estates/Inveraray Castle awarded silver for the first time
October 2019
Action Plan
Argyll estates has set out the below items that it recognises need improvement:
- Implementing green forms of energy e.g. solar panels
- Replacing electric heaters with air source heat pumps
- Installing electric car charging points
- Implement hydro scheme - has approval and planning permission
- Phase out cleaning products where the ingredients include Phosphate or Chlorine
- Improve access to recycling bins
