Waste guidance produced for farmers
The Netregs Agricultural Learning Tool has been pre-tested by the farming community and includes six modules to help the user fully understand the different aspects of managing their waste.
Richard Martin, programme manager at Netregs, said: “Our research showed that farmers are currently receiving information from a wide range of sources. In fact, 83 per cent stated that they would welcome a simple tool that would give them all the farm waste information they needed. Understanding waste issues can be made much easier and we believe that the new NetRegs Agricultural Learning Tool achieves this.”
Bob the Builder visits Sheffield bring bank
Currently appearing across Europe in a new ‘green' themed stage show, Spud's Big Mess, Bob took a break from touring to officially open the new bring bank site at B&Q in Darnall with Veolia Environmental Services, in a bid to encourage recycling in the area. There are over 220 bring bank sites across the city to help Veolia manage the 240,000 tonnes of municipal waste created in Sheffield each year.
Martin Simpson, managing director of Veolia in Sheffield commented: “We are really pleased to have Bob involved with the opening of the new recycling site in Darnall. The site has banks for paper, glass, plastics, cans and tin foil, textiles, card, shoes and books. I think as Bob would say – can you recycle it? Yes you can!”
Cemex launches pallet collection service
Cement manufacturer Cemex has launched a waste pallet reuse service for its customers in a bid to become more sustainable.
Working with packaging repair firm European Logistics Management (ELM), the company has started collecting old pallets which would otherwise be thrown away or shredded to be reconditioned into new pallets. The company aims to recover up to a third of the 250,000 pallets which are used to transport its cement every year in this way.
A company statement said: “For customers, such as builder's merchants, it will relieve them of the financial and physical burden of disposing of the pallets.”
Trailblazer compost scheme a success
The scheme is designed to show the potential of using BSI PAS 100 compost in regeneration projects. Soil scientists have estimated, measuring against the cost of importing topsoil, that the scheme could save £1,200,000. Initial results also indicate less plant failures and longer term maintenance costs could be reduced.
Paul Mathers, WRAP's Programme Manager, Landscape and Regeneration, said: “The results we have achieved since starting work in October 2006 have been promising and clearly demonstrate the potential for quality compost to contribute to sustainable regeneration in the UK.”
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