Recycle Week moved in light of EU Referendum
Recycle Week 2016 has been moved and will now run between 12 to 18 September, coinciding with the RWM Conference and Exhibition organisers have announced.
The 2016 edition of Recycle Week, which is coordinated by resources charity WRAP and aimed at increasing awareness around recycling, had been due to take place between 13 to 19 June, but has been moved to avoid a clash with campaigning for the UK’s EU membership referendum, which is to take place on 23 June.
In a statement, WRAP said: “Recycle Now has consulted with a number of its partners and stakeholders who agree that the intensity of activity around the EU Referendum may have an impact on the success of a Recycle Week in June.
“The ‘Unusual Suspects’ theme for Recycle Week still remains the same and work is already underway with preparations to ensure that Recycle Week 2016 will continue to be as successful as previous years.”
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Tesco announces food redistribution drive
Supermarket giant Tesco has announced plans to roll out a food redistribution campaign at stores around the country, as part of its work to tackle food waste.
The Community Food Connection with FareShare FoodCloud – is being launched this week in 15 cities and regions across the UK including Manchester, Birmingham, Southampton and Portsmouth.
In the coming months the initiative will be rolled out to Leeds, Leicester, Kent and the West Midlands. Tesco has said it will reach all large Tesco stores – numbering over 800 – by the end of 2016, with all stores covered by the end of 2017.
The scheme is run in conjunction with the charity FareShare, using its ‘FoodCloud’ platform. Using FoodCloud, Tesco stores will be able to locate charities seeking edible food which it may not be possible to sell in store, for redistribution.
Dave Lewis, Tesco chief executive, said: “We believe no food that could be eaten should be wasted – that’s why we have committed that no surplus food should go to waste from our stores.
“We know it’s an issue our customers really care about, and wherever there’s surplus food at Tesco stores, we’re committed to donating it to local charities so we can help feed people in need.
“But we know the challenge is bigger than this and that’s why we’ve made a farm to fork commitment to reduce food waste upstream with our suppliers and in our own operations and downstream in our customers’ own homes.”
The scheme has already been piloted in fourteen Tesco stores over the past six months and has generated over 22 tonnes of food.
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Lichfield in appeal over abandoned waste trailer
Lichfield district council is calling for witnesses after a huge trailer packed with waste was dumped on the A38 road.
In mid-December a trailer full of bailed waste and tyres was left in a layby on the A38, between Weeford and Bassets Pole.
The council has since organised for the trailer to be towed to a waste transfer station in Warwickshire and has been investigating the case, along with Staffordshire County Council and the Environment Agency.
Councillor Iain Eadie, Lichfield district council’s cabinet member for waste services, said: “We are very keen to catch and prosecute the criminals that abandoned this trailer. If you saw the trailer being left at the layby or recognise it from the photo, please contact us so we can prosecute the culprits. We want to spend council tax money on the things people want, not cleaning up after those who can’t be bothered to dispose of their waste legally.”
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Bryson Recycling recognised for safety efforts
Bryson Recycling has received a WISH Northern Ireland Ambassador 2016 Award for demonstrating health and safety best practise within the Northern Ireland Waste Management Industry.
And, Enterprise Trade and Investment Minister Jonathan Bell has praised the company’s ongoing efforts to improve safety across the waste and recycling industry.
Bryson Recycling, a part of the Bryson Charitable Group, currently processes recyclables collected from 60% of Northern Ireland homes, in addition to running recycling centres in Donegal and Wales.
Danielle Crockford, health and safety manager for Bryson Recycling, said “We are delighted to win this award which recognises our commitment to providing a safe place to work for all our staff. At Bryson Recycling we continually improve our approach to health and safety by implementing industry best practice and through innovating our own operations.”
Pc: Danielle Crockford from Bryson Recycling receives WISH NI Ambassador 2016 Award for demonstrating health and safety best practise within the Northern Ireland Waste Management Industry from Enterprise Trade and Investment Minister Jonathan Bell (left) and Chair of WISH NI Alan Woodside OBE (right).
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