Poetry performance marks Compost Week
Mr Hegley performed the first ever rendition of his composting and global warming-inspired poem entitled “Tommy Rot” at a read-in event at the North Haringey Primary School. The poem was intended to raise awareness on how the composting of household waste is proven to reduce the amount of greenhouse gas released into the environment.
Peter Mills, New Earth's commercial director, said: “We are delighted to be marking this year's Compost Awareness Week event in association with such a prolific and talented performance poet. John Hegley is somewhat of a national treasure and while his verse is often playful and light hearted he is simultaneously skilled when it comes to hinting at more serious issues with significant depth.”
Severnside wins Makro recycling contract
As part of the deal, Severnside will collect 6,000 tonnes of cardboard packaging each year, with both companies committed to increasing this further.
Hannes Floto, Makro's managing director, said: “We're committed to our recycling and look forward to working with Severnside to bolster our strategy moving forwards.”
Severnside's Tim Price added: “Within the goals of this new contract we will be working alongside Makro to take even more packaging out of the waste stream, whilst initiating projects to identify new streams for recycling.”
“Quiet” glass recycling machine unveiled
The “Little Smasher” crushes glass bottles while reportedly reducing the volume by 80 per cent – and waste is then taken away for recycling. Over 100 of the machines have already been developed with help from the London Manufacturing Advisory Service for use in pub chains such as Fullers and Young's. The business model is based around Smash and Grab providing the equipment at no cost to customers and then charging a monthly service fee for the use of the equipment and for the removal of the glass.
Geoffrey Galitzine, managing director of Smash and Grab, said: “Waste glass is a big problem for London's licensed retail premises – at the moment the cost of operating a traditional glass recycling service is high and very frequent collections needed, which means that much of the glass needed ends up in landfill.”
Birmingham to recycle council computers
Service Birmingham – a joint venture between Birmingham city council and outsourcing firm Capita- has appointed local firm Secure IT to dispose of its computers in an environmentally friendly and secure way. Where possible, they will be recycled or refurbished for use in the local community for a nominal charge payable to charity. The move follows the implementation of new environmental legislation regarding the disposal of scrapping hazardous electronic equipment.
Helen O'Dea, chief executive of Service Birmingham, said: “This new recycling initiative demonstrates the commitment by Service Birmingham to reduce the environmental impact of technology. We're also delighted to be working with these local organisations to have such a positive impact on our community.”
Recycling machinery firm expands near York
The facility provides larger premises and company is also recruiting extra staff . It has recently signed a deal to supply balers from German manufacturer HSM and already provides its own brand of machines, as well as shredders from Austrian manufacturer Untha.
Managing director Chris Oldfield, who founded the company in 1998, said: “The market is growing for the recycling and handling of waste as businesses look to comply with new environmental laws introduced to help meet the Government's recycling targets. Our ongoing expansion is aimed at making us a world leader in the supply of equipment in this sector.”
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