Recolight signs partner deal to boost lamp recycling
The partnership arrangement will see the Croydon-based company work with the Community Battery Recycling Alliance (CoBRA) to provide community collection points, such as libraries and post offices, for end-of-life bulbs. Cornwall-based CoBRA was founded in 2007 and works on the basis of recruiting volunteers to place collection containers in community locations, and then transporting the waste to a central location. The partnership arrangement will make use of a new collection container, launched by Recolight last week (July 8) in central London, which is specifically designed to hold lamps without breakage and is based on the winning design of an Open University competition held by Recolight in 2009.
Announcing the partnership, Nigel Harvey, chief executive of Recolight, said; “This is an important and exciting partnership which will open up vital new channels for the public to recycle their old low-energy light-bulbs. Through CoBRA, volunteers will be able to place our specially designed collection containers in community locations making it easier to recycle their old light-bulbs as part of their everyday routine.”
T2e mid-year report shows one million PRNs traded
Packaging recovery note trading platform the Environment Exchange (t2e) traded one million packaging recovery notes (PRNs) in 2009, the company's mid-year report has revealed.
The Edinburgh-based company said that 58% of this volume came from the Future Markets, which allow participants to agree on price and volume at a specified date in the future. This can be up to one year in advance. T2e said this was up 33% on the figure for 2008 and showed that “participants have exploited the price certainty and security of these contracts”. However, the company added that a 40% reduction in trading fees could have also contributed to this shift.
A statement released by the company said: “This year, in a difficult market, t2e is on target to exceed this figure with year on year growth in traded tonnage up some 1.5%.”
Veolia cyclists raise more than £10,000 for charity
The three-day trek over 250 miles was led by Mike Jarvis, regional manager for Veolia, and took the team of cyclists from Twickenham to Portsmouth, from Caen to Bernay in France and then from Bernay to Paris. Mr Jarvis undertook the challenge following the news that his daughter had applied for a job with Marie Curie Cancer Care, he said he would complete the London-to-Paris cycle ride if she got the job where she now works as an event support officer. Once in Paris, the five-strong Veolia team celebrated with a lap of honour around the Arc de Triomphe.
Commenting on the cycle ride, Mr Jarvis said: “Doing this ride in three days was pretty tough but completing it was an unbelievable achievement. One of our team members said it was more challenging than doing the London Marathon. I must admit that the highlight for me was getting off the bike.”
Northamptonshire councils opens new HWRC in Kettering
Northamptonshire county council has develop a new household waste and recycling centre on the Telford Way Industrial Estate in Kettering to help increase the amount of material collected in the region.
The facility was officially opened last week (July 5) and has been developed as a result of the county council working with Kettering borough council to ensure enough waste and recycling facilities in the region to help with predicted future population growth. The new site will replace the existing facility at Cunliffe Drive in the middle of Kettering, which the county council deemed too small to meet the needs of local residents. The recycling centre will also benefit from being split level, eliminating the need for access ramps up to the containers for members of the public. According to Outline Business Case for the project, the budget for the HWRC was £2.63 million.
Cllr Heather Smith, cabinet member for environment and transport, said: “This is an excellent facility, which is larger than the previous site in the town and much better equipped to accept more recycled waste. Recycling rates are on the increase, which is excellent news but it's still essential that we do as much as we can to continue to build on this good work.”
London Mayor receives ‘off the cuff' recycled gift
The cufflinks, made from Nulifeglass, were presented at the ‘Give and Take' event at City Hall in central London, which coincided with the end of the annual recycling campaign, which this year focused on promoting the recycling small waste electronic and electrical equipment (see letsrecycle.com story) . A series of ‘Give and Take' events were organised by in the capital Recycle for London to encourage the public to bring along their used electronics. DHL Environmental Compliance Solutions, the compliance scheme that collects and recycles waste electricals from 30 household sites across the capital was also involved, testing all the goods brought in to the event.
Justin Greenaway, contracts manager at SWEEEP/Kuusakoski, said: “It was great to see the Mayor of London championing small household electrical recycling last week. While it's really important to get people bringing along their waste electricals, it's also crucial to be able to show how the recovered materials are making it back into the manufacturing industry for use in high quality, everyday products.”
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