A GROUNDS maintenance company has pledged to only use green sources for energy to reduce waste and cut costs.

Bicester-based Continental Landscapes Ltd (CLL) has teamed up with Orchard Energy to see how it can become more energy efficient.

CLL finance director James Simpson said: "By setting ourselves an objective to operate our business entirely on energy from green sources we are committing ourselves to long-term sustainability.

"Our business is all about improving people’s surroundings so it is essential that we are doing everything we can to keep our environmental impact to an absolute minimum."