Lavelle Waste Services appoints new directors
Lavelle Waste Services has appointed two new directors to its board, marking what it has said is a “significant step” towards enhancing its growth. The move comes after Lavelle’s opening of its second depot in Chorley, which in turn, allowed for an increased number of staff, as well as revenue.
Effective immediately, sister and brother, Emma Lavelle and Sam Lavelle will join the board of directors, bringing with them a wealth of experience and expertise in their respective fields.
Managing director, Craig Lavelle said: “We are delighted to welcome Emma and Sam to our board of directors, their combined experience and strategic vision will be instrumental in guiding Lavelle Waste Services through the next phase of our development. We are confident that their contributions will enhance our ability to deliver exceptional value to our clients and stakeholders.”
Pupil wins ‘Bin-fluencer’ competition
Daisy Goddard-Dickinson, a year 6 pupil from St Nicholas CofE Primary School near Ripon, has won first place in a national competition run by the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro).
Organised as part of ‘Bin-fluencers’, an educational programme aimed at KS3 pupils to help improve knowledge about recycling, the competition invited schoolchildren to come up with a novel design for a recycling bin that would encourage their classmates to think twice about throwing away their rubbish.
The judges were impressed with Goddard-Dickinson’s “imaginative” approach and awarded her first place. Her prize will include seeing her winning design on a brand new recycling bin, as well as winning an iPad. Her classmates will also receive a £250 voucher to spend on books, art equipment and other supplies.
Miss Marlow, teacher at St Nicholas CofE Primary School, said of the programme: “Everybody enjoyed learning about what we should and shouldn’t do with our waste, as well as how making a few small changes can have a positive impact on the planet.”
Tom Giddings, executive director of Alupro, added: “With the ambition of increasing national recycling rates, educating the next generation is a really important task. Bin-fluencers is just one of many campaigns that we run to improve awareness and understanding in a fun and creative way. It seems to have gone down a storm with staff and students alike.”
Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority launches Journey of Recycling campaign
Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority has launched a new campaign, aiming to provide a unique and informative view of the journey of recycling across Liverpool City Region.
Through a newly created series of videos, residents from Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral can learn more about where their recycling goes once collected from kerbside, and how it is sorted for reprocessing and redistribution to the recycling markets.
Combined, the six districts of Liverpool City Region currently hold an average household recycling rate of 34.74%. The Journey of Recycling campaign has been launched to build trust in the recycling process and to remind residents how they can recycle right – all in a bid to boost recycling rates.
Councillor Catie Page, chair of Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority, said: “As an authority, we are always keen to help residents understand that reducing the amount of stuff we buy – as well as repairing and reusing what we can – are great habits to adopt to protect our environment for current and future generations. However, we also know that recycling the materials we can in the correct manner also plays a key role in supporting this effort.
Storm releases four-wheeled food waste container
With the new food waste legislation set to take effect in 2025, there is a current focus on councils acquiring five or seven-litre caddies and doorstep 23-litre containers. While the 23-litre container is suitable for single households, a different solution is needed for collecting food waste from high-density communal areas, such as flats, above-shop apartments, and school canteens.
Storm Environmental has carried out a two-year design, development and testing process to bring its 400-litre four-wheeled storage and collection food waste container to market.
In high-density areas, some councils are currently using 180- or 240-litre standard two-wheeled bins, which were not designed for the heavy loads associated with food waste collection. When full, these bins can hold up to 240kg of waste, posing a risk of strained and pulled muscles for the operators emptying them.
The Storm food waste container is said to be durable, featuring a smooth plastic inner liner combined with the strength of steel in the vehicle lift area. Its 4x200mm nylon wheeled swivel castors are tough and impervious to dirt, allowing the emptying crews to easily manoeuvre the container, even when it is full with up to 400kg of food waste.
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