Manager appointed at new SITA facility
The role will see Mr Brown, 38, move from location manager at Ellington to the new West Sleekburn Centre. The new site consists of two components: a 50,000 tonne materials recycling facility and a 70,000 tone waste transfer station. The Northumberland native has been with the company and its predecessors since 1992 and has enjoyed a series of promotions.
Mr Brown said: “This is a great time to be in the waste and recycling business and I have been given a brilliant opportunity to manage one of the company's most important new facilities.”
Corus chief executive honoured with Honorary CBE
Phillipe Varin, chief executive for Corus since 2003, was awarded an Honorary CBE for Services to the UK Steel Industry at Lancaster House on Monday (June 16).
Presented the award by John Hutton MP, Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Mr Varin was praised for his 30-year career in the metals industry, at both Pechiney and Corus. The French citizen accepted his honorary award and paid tribute to his colleagues, the UK financial system's support of industry, and Jim Leng, Tata Steel Group Chairman.
Speaking upon accepting the honour, Mr Vairn said: “I want to share this award with the team represented here today…with the Board, with the Executive team, with our advisers, with the workforce and our unions.”
‘Significant increase' in demand for green stationery
The in-depth phone survey found that the most popular products sought from green sources are files and folders with ring binders, pockets, wallets and boxes next in people's interest. The Yorkshire-based company behind the survey is one of the UK's leading producers of customised presentation, packaging and printed stationery products.
Jane Harper, Duraweld marketing manager, said: “The demand for green solutions is here to stay – the challenge is now to continue to meet that need and provide customers with high quality, innovative products at the right price.”
RRF to host conference on alternate weekly collections
The Resource Recovery Forum (RRF) and Ipsos MORI will be hosting a conference to highlight the benefits of fortnightly collections of residual waste.
The event, taking place on July 7 at the Mayfair Conference Centre, London, is designed to give the public a better understanding of the perceived benefits of alternate weekly collections (AWC) and facilitate discussions on the pros and cons of the fortnightly format. Speakers include experts from WRAP, Defra, and the TaxPayer's Alliance, among others.
“Some waste collection authorities have found AWC systems work well, are acceptable to residents and offer economic and environmental benefits,” said Kit Strange, director of the RRF.
Chesterfield youngsters in environmental good books
The Yellow Woods Challenge, run by Yellow Pages, Woodland Trust and Chesterfield Borough Council, offered a cash incentive to children while teaching them about the environment. The top-performing schools were treated to a celebratory event at Queen's Park, Chesterfield and special prizes of £50 were given to Norbriggs Primary School for best newcomer and William Rhodes School for most improved school in this year's challenge.
Yellow Pages gave out a total of £700 in cash prizes and matched the amount in a donation to the Woodland Trust. Richard Duggleby, head of external relations at Yell, publisher of Yellow Pages, said: “Chesterfield schools have helped to recycle a grand total of 4,776 old directories, which will now be turned into newsprint.”
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