LondonWaste's EcoPark is to join Alcan's aluminium can recycling network for collection.
LondonWaste is an integrated waste management facility including an energy from waste plant and the EcoPark resource recovery centre, which has composting facilities and metal recovery operations.
The EcoPark will provide the space for the processing facility, while Alcan will supply and install sorting and processing equipment worth 70,000.
Mixed cans will be delivered to LondonWaste from several north London boroughs. They will then be weighted, separated and processed before being transported for recycling at Alcan's can recycling plant in Cheshire.
Alcan national manager Rick Hindley said: “This new partnership marks an important step forward in our plans to maximise the recovery of aluminium packaging from the Capital. This facility will enable us to work more closely with local authorities in the area to grow recovery and recycling rates.”
Woodland Trust investigates Herefordshire's recycling habits
Woodland conservation charity the Woodland Trust has launched a survey into the recycling habits of people in Herefordshire.
A leaflet, 'Restore the past, recycle the present, for future generations' has been distributed through local newspapers with the help of Severn Waste Services and Herefordshire council.
The Woodland Trust is a conservation charity which aims to preserve ancient woodland. It recently acquired Credenhill Park Wood in Herefordshire.
Laura Judson of the Woodland Trust said: “We want to encourage people to further enhance their environment by rethinking what they do with their rubbish, but we're keen to first of all find out what local people currently do with their rubbish and how much they recycle and, for those people who do not currently recycle, to pledge to do more.”
Worcester kerbside tonnage ahead of predictions
Worcester city council has jumped ahead of its predictions for kerbside recycling collections by 25%, having reached 2000 tonnes over two months ahead of schedule.
The fortnightly kerbside collections using purple and clear plastic sacks were launched in the city in June and have so far collected 267.89 tonnes of plastics and cans and 1713.18 tonnes of paper, which means an average of more than 150 tonnes every fortnight.
Councillor Derek Prodger, Community Services portfolio holder, said: “To have reached 2,000 tonnes from a standing start in precisely six months is a terrific achievement and a significant feather in Worcester’s cap. It’s all credit to the City’s householders but it’s also a tribute to the efficiency of the collection teams.”
The kerbside collections cover over 95% of households in Worcester, following the recent addition of another 700 properties to recycling collection rounds. Last year, Worcester city council's recycling rate was 8.6% and has set itself a target for 2003-04 to recycle 18% of all refuse collected.
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