Denbighshire county council has invested in four urban recycling banks pioneered by producer responsibility scheme Valpak.
The “rescape” banks, which were designed alongside street furniture manufacturer SMF International Ltd, have been installed on Rhyl's prominent Western Parade.
Denbighshire council has praised the banks' “smart look” and a spokesperson said, “we hope its smart, designer look will not only encourage people to recycle more, but also persuade local communities to install additional recycling units elsewhere.”
The banks, which collect paper and glass, were brought in by the council in order to combat the increasing amount of glass bottles which are being left around the beach and promenade area. A second bay of rescape banks has been installed at a nearby supermarket.
Ken Livingstone announces “Green Lifestyle” for London
Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone has announced plans for a London Green Lifestyle Show to celebrate world environment day on Sunday June 5.
The first such event organised by the mayor, it will showcase work making London a “truly sustainable world city.”
The show will be powered by renewable energy sources, waste will be minimised and recycled, food waste will be composted and noise and air pollution will be reduced.
Mr Livingstone said: “The London Green Lifestyle Show is the first London-wide event celebrating the environment and showcasing how London will look in the future.
The show is being supported by the Environment Agency, Transport for London, London Development Agency, the Royal Parks and Greenwhich borough council.
Garden waste scheme pushes Midlothian up recycling table
Midlothian council has claimed that its recycling rate has increased by 12 percentage points following the inclusion of a new scheme.
When the national recycling figures were released for Scotland at the end of January, Midlothian had a recycling rate of 5% leaving it 31st out of 32 councils North of the border, with only Dumfries and Galloway keeping them off the bottom.
But Midlothian has said that its recycling rate has now reached around 17% – a recycling rate which could see Midlothian climb among the top 10 councils in Scotland – following the inclusion a brown bin for garden waste.
And, the council intends to continue pushing recycling rates up with the inclusion of a two-box kerbside collection scheme for paper, card, plastic bottles, glass and cans. The scheme begins in Peniciuk next week.
Councillor Derek Milligan, cabinet member for commercial services, said: “If everyone gets involved in the kerbside initiative as it rolls out through the area, we will be well on the way to meeting our 25% target by 2006.”
Sulo launches multi function bin
Sulo has launched an innovative new wheeled waste container that the company says can be used with virtually all vehicle-mounted lifting systems.
The new 240 litre multi function bin can be used on front, rear and side loading vehicles and it features a completely redesigned comb.
The comb structure, situated beneath the rim, consists of both straight and curved sections. This means that if the vehicle is not standing perfectly parallel with the vehicle, the new design will still allow the lift to pick it up quickly, safely and easily.
Sulo has also made this bin rounder, for use with grabber systems. A more rounded body allows the clamp to grip the body much more securely, throughout the entire sequence.
Sulo also claims that the MFB is the first container in Europe that can be safely handled with a moveable clamp system, as a result of its rigid oval shape, the four hinge brackets on the lid and the highly stable wheel mountings.
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