The organisation is to provide the funding from the sale of packaging waste recovery notes (PRNs) to local authorities and waste management companies through a new awards scheme.
” We wanted to acknowledge the good work that is being done every year, and provide further incentives. “
– Dave Williams, Corus
Corus said up to 25,000 would be awarded to its supplier running the “most effective practical project to increase the amount of steel packaging collected”.
A 5,000 windfall would also be awarded to the supplier using the “best communications initiative to raise public awareness and increase participation in steel packaging recycling”, the company added.
Those Corus suppliers wishing to enter the awards are being asked to send their entries in by December 31.
Along with the main financial awards, Corus will also recognise the best of its 14 regional collection “hubs”, the CanRoute Centres. A further award for can suppliers will recognise the organisation providing the highest tonnage of steel packaging to the CanRoute scheme, with business support offered to the winner.
Incentives
Dave Williams, manager of Corus Steel Packaging Recycling, said: “The CanRoute system handles a significant and growing volume of steel packaging – 36,341 tonnes in 2005 alone – all of which is essential for the steel making process. We wanted to acknowledge the good work that is being done every year, and provide further incentives. An award scheme was an ideal way to do this.
“There is always the potential to recover more steel from the domestic waste stream, so we hope that the winners of the awards will use the prizes Corus is offering to further enhance their steel packaging recycling initiatives, enabling even more steel packaging to be recycled,” Mr Williams added.
Corus said it will announce the winners of its national awards in early 2007.
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