Amazon employees are branching out to improve Bolton's environment. Workers at the sortation centre in Haydock took part in a tree planting event in Bolton as part of the company's commitment to the environment. A team of 20 volunteers planted over 700 trees as part of a new partnership with City of Trees.
The Manchester-based charity is on a mission to create green spaces, boost health and wellbeing, enhance green skills, tackle the climate crisis and increase biodiversity in Greater Manchester. The team at Amazon in Haydock plans to support City of Trees throughout 2024 and hopes to plant a tree for each of the 600 employees at the sortation centre. Ben Metcalfe, one of the employees who was involved in the event, said: “It was a pleasure to be involved in the tree planting event with City of Trees and support Amazon’s commitment to the environment.
We planted 740 trees in this first session, and it will be great to continue this new partnership.” Alex Bedford, Fundraising Manager from City of Trees added: “Having green, tree-filled local environments can make a huge contribution to quality of life, promote good mental and physical health, and create liveable spaces. We’re pleased to be partnering with Amazon to tackle the climate crisis and boost the health and wellbeing of our local community.
” Amazon supports the communities where it operates and has delivered free computer science and STEM education programmes to more than 700,000 students across the UK thro.