Welcome to Argos, part of Sainsbury's.

Argos is part of Sainsbury's, who acquired Home Retail Group, the previous owner of Argos and Habitat, on 2nd September 2016, creating one of the UK's leading food and non-food retailers – a multi-product, multi-channel business with fast delivery networks. For more information about Sainsbury's please go to the Sainsbury's website.

Please read the below to learn about:

• About Argos – A brief introduction to us
• Easier shopping for customers – How we make our stores and services accessible to everyone
• Argos and the environment
• Argos and recycling – Our schemes to minimise impact on the environment
• Argos in the community – Details on our charities and projects in the community

About Sainsbury's Argos

J Sainsbury plc operates over 2,000 stores, 837 of which are Argos stores (including concessions) and three flagship Habitat stores – together with major online channels for food, clothing, general merchandise and financial services. Sainsbury's sells over 90,000 products and employs 195,000 colleagues across the UK and Ireland.

Easier shopping for customers with disabilities

We're committed to making our stores and services accessible to everyone. If you need any help shopping with us, please give us a call on 0345 640 3030 or ask in store and we'll do everything we can to make things easier.

Argos and the environment

At Argos we believe in taking a responsible approach to our environment and local communities. We are committed to reducing the impact our business has on the environment, as well as helping you do the same. We're working hard to reduce the amount of resources we use and the amount of CO2 emissions we produce.

Some of our recent achievements

• 94% of waste from the business was recycled
• 15% reduction in waste sent to landfill
• 26% reduction in packaging from own brand and direct-sourced products
• 34% reduction in carbon footprint
• 100% direct-sourced and direct-import factories have a current ethical audit

Our future commitments

• Divert more than 90% of all of our waste from landfill by recycling and further opportunities
• Reduce CO2 per sq ft by 34% by 2020

We believe that working to meet these objectives is the best way to live up to your expectations of us as a retailer, enhance our reputation and manage our resources effectively in the face of rising costs.

For more information on how we operate in a responsible and sustainable way, take a look at our corporate responsibility pages at www.thebasisofgoodbusiness.com

Argos and recycling

Catalogues

With your help, we're reducing the impact our business has on the environment.

Did you know:

• your Argos catalogue is 100% recyclable
• we source the paper from sustainably managed forests and controlled sources
• our old catalogues are particularly sought after by newspaper print manufacturers

All our catalogues and flyers can be recycled, at any of the following places

• Our stores - your nearest store will be happy to recycle the catalogues for you
• Local authority collections - If your local authority provides you with newspaper collection services then they can take away our old catalogues
• Local recycling points – if these are more convenient, take your catalogue to your nearest collection point - find your nearest recycling centre by visiting www.recyclenow.com

So when you're ready to pick up your new catalogue, please try and recycle your old one.

* Certified by the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes (PEFC). For more info contact: www.pefc.org (this is a separate website and will open a new window)

Waste packaging

Most waste packaging can be recycled. If you require, we will take away your waste packaging when we delivery your new large kitchen appliance. Visit www.recyclenow.com to find lots of tips on what to do with waste packaging. Cardboard boxes are easy to squash flat and recycle!

Carrier bags

At Argos we're committed to helping the environment so although we are happy to provide a plastic carrier bag if you request one, please play your part by helping us cut our carrier bag usage by 60%. Reuse our carrier bags as often as possible and when you've finished with them, look out for a local recycling scheme or dispose of them safely so that they don't cause a litter problem.

Furniture

If you have an item of furniture that you no longer need following your purchase from Argos, there is a charity near you that can put it to good use. Local charities take unwanted furniture and make it available for people on low incomes. A national helpline is run by the Furniture Re-use Network or you can look for groups on the internet. Website: www.frn.org.uk (this is a separate website and will open a new window).

Disposal of electrical waste products

Argos will collect and recycle your old large kitchen appliance or selected TVs when you buy a new one – just ask our contact centre colleagues at the time of ordering. For all other electrical items, Argos has contributed towards a national fund to assist local councils to improve their existing waste electrical equipment collection facilities. You can take all your other waste electrical goods for recycling to your local council site (and avoid damaging the environment and the potential harmful effects on health).

Look out for the crossed out wheelie bin symbol on electrical goods. The symbol means that you should not put this item in your normal household waste bin.

Not all council sites are suitable to collect all types of waste electrical goods, but to find out your nearest participating site, please visit www.recycle-more.co.uk (Argos.co.uk is not responsible for the content of external websites).

Batteries

Waste batteries can be returned to our stores free of charge, using the small waste battery bins in store. Batteries should never be put in general household waste or recycling bins - look out for the crossed out wheelie bin symbol on the packaging or the battery itself.

Argos in the community

Argos is proud to have chosen Macmillan Cancer Support as their Charity of the Year 2015-2017.

By working together, colleagues from Argos will help Macmillan to provide vital nursing hours which will help ensure that no one faces cancer alone.

Macmillan Cancer Support

When you have cancer, you don't just worry about what will happen to your body, you worry about what will happen to your life. Whether it's concerns about who you can talk to, planning for the extra costs or what to do about work, at Macmillan we understand how a cancer diagnosis can affect everything.

No one should face cancer alone. So when you need someone to turn to, we're here. Right from the moment you're diagnosed, through your treatment and beyond, we're a constant source of support, giving you the energy and inspiration to help you take back control of your life.

Senior Partnership Manager, Catrin Hale from Macmillan Cancer Support says: “We're thrilled to be working with Argos in 2015 and 2016. By funding vital nursing hours, Argos are helping Macmillan deliver the best quality and experience of cancer care from the point of diagnosis.'

For support, information and helpline details, please visit www.macmillan.org.uk

Our nurses and vital services can't be there for everyone. That's why we need the support of companies like Argos to help fund Macmillan nurses like Charmaine.

Donate to us today:

• Either visit our Just Giving page
• or text ARGS99 £3 to 70070

Volunteering

Argos colleagues are able to request two paid days off per year to support their local communities. To support the policy, Argos stores are developing links with local secondary schools, helping students bridge the gap between school and the world of work and gain a better understanding of the retail industry.