Flying start for recycling service in Greenwich
Just a week after the borough introduced weekly collections of food and garden waste and recycling alongside fortnightly collections of residual waste, Greenwich council has reported that its recycling rate jumped to almost 40%.
Cllr Rajwant Sidhu, cabinet member for a greener Greenwich, said: “Over 180,000 bins were collected in the first week of the new service and early indications are that Greenwich residents have dramatically increased their household recycling rate to approximately 40% in just one week. This is an achievement we can all be very proud of and goes a long way to making Greenwich greener.”
Four CAW employees to face fraud charges
Cumbria police have confirmed that four employees of waste management company CAW Ltd of Barrow are to appear before magistrates on fraud charges tomorrow.
CAW had its contract to run the county's recycling centres terminated early last year by the council (see letsrecycle.com story). The hearing at the Furness Magistrates Court is set for 9.15 am on Tuesday 19th February 2008.
In a statement, Cumbria police said: “Following an investigation by Cumbria Constabulary's Economic Crime Unit, Trading Standards and the Environment Agency, the following four employees of CAW Ltd, Barrow, have been charged with an offence of Conspiracy to obtain sums of money from Cumbria County Council by deception: Dave Armer, 57, from Lightburn Road in Ulverston – Managing Director, Donald Andrew Kershaw, 42, from Lightburn Rd in Ulverston – General Manager, Anne Kirkwood, 53, from Saves Lane in Askam-in-Furness – Accounts Manager, Peter Newton, 54, from Mainsgate Road in Millom – Yard Worker.”
Football campaign brings recycling increase
That is the claim of consultancy Axion Recycling, which manages the scheme on behalf of the beverage giant. The 12-week campaign ended last November, and targeting young football fans by offering rewards for their clubs if they pledged to get recycling. A total of 13 local authorities and their local Football League clubs across England and Wales took part in the three-month scheme.
Roger Morton, Axion's commercial director, said: “Overall, an average 5.2% increase in recycling tonnage was achieved, representing an additional 6,378 tonnes, which is very positive. Crucially, it has also forged on-going links between local authorities and their local Football League clubs as they have recognised the opportunities to work together to promote recycling.”
WEEE recycler signs CRT glass deal
The CRT Recycling plant in North Wales has a production capacity of 25,000 tonnes of glass per year and came on stream in early December last year (see letsrecycle.com story). The development, part funded by the Welsh Assembly, has been in co-operation with RTG of Germany – a company that has been specialising in the processing of CRT glass for over ten years.
Ray Mann, of the Mann Organisation, confirmed: “The Mann Organisation pioneered the treatment of CRT glass in co-operation with various UK-based CRT manufacturers way back in the 1990s. Following closure of these UK manufacturing bases we were keen to link up with glass technologists who understood the challenges of CRT glass reprocessing. I am delighted that the opportunity to supply CRT Recycling now enables us to focus on servicing the demands of the WEEE Compliance Schemes fortified by the re-assurance of continuity of market outlets.”
Tyre dumping “damaging” tyre industry's image
The company, which said it is now working towards developing scrap tyres as a materials source and is itself actively looking for ways of re-using scrap tyres, is featuring a stand at the forthcoming CV Show at Birmingham's NEC featuring flooring made from used tyres. The company's marketing director Jonathan Cobb said the UK has “more than sufficient recovery capacity” for the scrap tyres it generates, but the tyre industry needs to do more to raise awareness, he said.
Mr Cobb said: “The industry needs to do more. We must explain that scrap tyres are not a waste product but a valuable resource we can and should recycle. We must also engage with our customers and even invite them to contribute ideas to their re-use.”
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