Cory bags letsrecycle.com Pub Quiz win
The event, which was sponsored by AbitibiBowater, was held at The Fox pub, at London's ExCeL, earlier this month and saw 28 teams drawn from companies and groups across waste and recycling sector test their knowledge on a range of topics from history to sport. Former Catchphrase presenter Roy Walker hosted the quiz, which saw the Cory team emerge victorious ahead of a team formed by waste management software company Bartec and on-board weighing system technology company PM Onboard, who finished second. The winning Cory team was comprised of Rachael Smith, Dave Smith, Lynne Cure, Martyn Hunt, Richard Cooper, Claire Coomber and Julie Mellor – who is the client service officer for Cory's Tunbridge Wells contract.
Steve Eminton, editor of letsrecycle.com, said: “It was an excellent evening and a good, relaxing opportunity to network in an informal setting. Congratulations to the winners and I hope that everyone enjoyed putting their knowledge of waste, recycling and general knowledge to the test.”
Welsh firm signs up to South Yorks ‘recycling village'
The company, which is based in Pontypridd, South Wales, recycles inert and non-inert waste, such as construction materials, manufacturing waste, lime, ash, paper and green waste, into agricultural fertiliser. 4Recycling intends to develop a facility in two units of 30,000sq ft and 10,000sq ft at Beeley Wood, which it will then use to develop technology for recycling waste into fertiliser. Beeley Wood is a dedicated 45-acre site off the M1earmarked for the development of waste infrastructure in South Yorkshire.
Colin Rudd, director at 4Recycling, said: “This facility achieves two very important goals; it allows waste that may otherwise be destined for landfill to be recycled and it produces a new kind of agricultural fertiliser to be used in place of the standard fertiliser which is made from oil based materials and products from the land.”
Downturn “less harsh” on textiles market, BIR claims
The latest global economic crisis has had a “less harsh” impact on many parts of the textiles recycling industry than previous downturns, the Bureau of International Recyclers has claimed.
Presenting a European market report at its annual conference in Dubai last month, the BIR Textiles Division President Olaf Rintsch said that, while the used clothing market in Europe has been faring relatively well, wiping cloths and the recycling grades have been hit harder by the crisis, with bed feathers becoming “a shadow of their former selves”.
Also addressing the conference, Terry Ralph of the UK's Textiles Recycling Association said the economic downturn had led to consumers increasing purchases of second-hand clothing from charity shops which meant textile recyclers were left with a product that was “lower in quality and smaller in quantity”.
North Lanarkshire rolls out on-the-go recycling for tower blocks
The Scottish local authority has installed over 200 of the 3,200 litre capacity nodes outside high-rise and multiple occupancy buildings. The council intended to introduce more on-the-go recycling capacity for the residents and sought out containers that would not disturb the aesthetic of the existing environment. After consultation, the council's recycling team chose Taylor's node 360 units, which allow it to group a number of different material streams at one point rather than providing a number of bins throughout the area.
Kenneth Wilson, head of land services at the council, said: “We're very proud of our new recycling scheme and we look forward to seeing North Lanarkshire residents making a positive difference to our recycling rates in the very near future.”
Veolia survey reveals year-on-year improvement in customer service
Waste management company Veolia Environmental Services has unveiled the results of a survey carried out last year to gauge levels of customer satisfaction with the services it offers on behalf of Sheffield city council.
The survey saw 98% of people polled claim that they were satisfied with the black bin collection service it offered and 92% give the same answer for the blue bin service for paper and card. Since the bi-annual questionnaire was first carried out in 2002, it has shown improvements year on year and in 2008, the response rate of 40% (nearly 2,000 residents) was well above the normal average.
Judith Turner, director of operations, collection and recycling at Veolia in Sheffield, said: “The survey provides valuable performance information and helps us to measure our commitment to the delivery of excellent services and to understand and act upon the views of Sheffield's residents. We know that there is always room for improvement so we will continue to explore all opportunities to further improve our services.”
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