Tesco offers Clubcard points for recycling pledge
As of yesterday (September 8), Tesco customers will be directed to a dedicated website for the campaign, entitled ‘Recycling is the answer’ where they will be invited to pledge, play and recycle. Participants will be asked to make a commitment to recycle more at home and play a themed game sorting a variety of packaging into the correct bin in a virtual kitchen.
All participants receive 25 Clubcard points or a 50p coupon for pledging, but can earn a further 25 points by sharing their recycling promise with friends on Facebook or Twitter.
Commenting on the campaign, Nick Brown, associate director of recycling at CCE, said: “The campaign is the result of our shared dedication with Tesco to reduce our carbon footprint and help customers do the same in their homes. Past initiatives have demonstrated the power of pledging combined with awareness raising, and we hope Recycling is the Answer will have a similar impact. We are committed to helping the public make positive changes and hope the fun and practical tips provided in this campaign will address some of the barriers to at-home recycling.”
The new collaboration between Tesco and CCE aims to build upon the success of their 2013 ‘Together We’re Making Recycling Count’ campaign (see letsrecycle.com story).
Multifuel Energy makes progress on two projects
Multifuel Energy Ltd (MEL), a 50:50 joint venture between SSE plc and Wheelabrator Technologies Inc, has signed an exclusivity deal with Biffa which will see it take over the development of an energy recovery facility (ERF) in Newhurst.
Under the agreement, MEL will progress the project forward through to the detailed design and construction phases while Biffa will be supplying a proportion of fuel to the ERF from its waste collection services around the midlands. The partnership will also work together to secure additional fuel supply agreements for the remaining capacity of the 350,000 tonnes per year plant.
In June 2012 Biffa secured planning consent from the Secretary of State for a 300,000 tonnes per year ERF, on the site of the former Newhurst Quarry at Shepshed in Leicestershire. In 2014 it submitted a planning variation application, which will enable it to process up to 350,000 tonnes per year of waste as fuel to generate 33MW of power, up from 21MW (see letsrecycle.com story).
In related news, MEL has announced that the Planning Inspectorate (PINS) has officially accepted its Development Consent Order (DCO) application to build a second Multifuel project at the Ferrybridge Power Station site, known as Ferrybridge Multifuel 2. The application is seeking permission to build the FM2 power station on land adjacent to the existing Ferrybridge ‘C’ coal fired power station and opposite the first multifuel plant (FM1) which is currently under construction. The facility will be capable of generating around 70MW net of electricity by burning up to 570,000 tonnes per year of waste derived fuels.
Energos awarded £65 million Derby contract
UK advanced thermal conversion specialist Energos has been awarded a £65 million contract to supply gasification technology for a £145 million integrated waste management centre in Derby.
The contract award by Interserve Construction Ltd follows the agreement of funding terms for the overall project by Resource Recovery Solutions (Derbyshire) Ltd (RRS), which is a joint venture between Shanks Group plc and Interserve Group plc. With funding in place, construction will now start on the 27 year public private partnership (PPP) contract for Derby City and Derbyshire county councils.
The entire facility, which will include a mechanical, biological treatment (MBT) facility, is expected to divert up to 98% of residents’ residual waste from landfill and is expected to be completed by April 2017. The ACT will process up to 140,000 tonnes of refuse derived fuel (RDF) – produced by RRS from municipal residual, non-hazardous waste and generate11.05 MW of green electricity.
Nick Dawber, managing director of Energos, said: “Recycling is the backbone of any waste management strategy and the Derbyshire ACT will only handle the leftover, residual waste that cannot be recycled. This solution will responsibly deal with local waste, while providing economic certainty and savings for the councils at a time of unprecedented budget cuts.”
Cumbria Waste signs 10 year HWRC deal with Shanks
Cumbria Waste Management Ltd has entered into a 10 year deal with Shanks which will see the council-owned firm continue to manage the county’s network of household waste and recycling centres (HWRCs).
The deal will see Cumbria Waste Management – part of the Cumbria Waste Group which is 100% owned by Cumbria county council – manage 14 HWRCs in the county. The firm has already been managing the sites for five years. Shanks has sub-contracted the work as part of its £720 million, 25-year public private partnership with the council which was signed in 2009 (see letsrecycle.com story https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/councils/cumbria-seals-ps720-million-ppp-deal-with-shanks).
Nick Blake, contract director of Shanks Cumbria, said: “I’m delighted that Cumbria Waste Group will continue to operate the sites. Our two companies have formed a strong partnership over the past five years which has led to a significant increase in the percentage of waste recycled. When we started in 2009 these sites recycled or reused an average of 60% and now they are averaging 70.6%.”
Mike Bareham, managing director of Cumbria Waste Group, added: “This major contract is a big step forward for a local business and will secure jobs and ensure continuity of service at the HWRCs.”
Kinross marks end of home composting project
Residents in Kinross-shire who have taken part in a two-year home composting project are marking its successful completion.
The project was delivered as a partnership between Perth & Kinross Council, Milnathort in Bloom, a local zero waste volunteer and the Federation of City Farms & Community Gardens. It was funded by the council’s community waste fund. A total of 32 residents living in homes which aren’t part of the kerbside food and garden waste recycling service were provided with free composters and kitchen caddies as part of a project to help divert food and garden waste from landfill.
Andrew Glebocki, one of the residents who took part in the project, said: “I’ve been meaning to compost for a long time but this project provided the impetus to get me started. We are now in the habit of putting vegetable peelings, tea bags and fruit cores in our kitchen caddy instead of the general waste bin, and then adding these to the composter with grass cuttings and trimmings from the garden. After a whole year of composting, we can see the difference in our plants and vegetables and are delighted that for the first time in five years, we’ve successfully grown rhubarb (a very nutrient-hungry fruit). We’ll definitely never go back to sending our food and garden waste to landfill.”
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