The City of Edinburgh Council is offering businesses within its World Heritage Site area a new cardboard recycling service.
Traders in the centre of the city are being offered cut-price collections for separate cardboard, with collection costs cut from 1.15 to 50 pence for a 20kg load.
The Scottish capital's central area was chosen for the scheme because it generates a large amount of cardboard, but if successful the scheme will be introduced across the city.
Cllr Robert Cairns, executive member for environmental services, commented: “This scheme is the first of many and I am confident that the scheme leads to a significant reduction in the amount of cardboard currently going to landfill sites.”
London CRN gains funding for free consultancy work
The London Community Recycling Network has secured funding for a third year of its training and consultancy programme, Sharing Resources.
The programme supports community recyclers in the capital with free business advice and training in a range of technical, marketing and fundraising activities.
Funding for the third year has come from the Association of London Government, London Remade, the Western Riverside Environment Fund, the European Social Fund and the SEED Programme.
Neil Carrett, technical manager at London CRN said: “Amazing progress has been made by community recyclers over the past two years. We now want to work with groups that are ready for the next level. This means improving financial sustainability and demonstrating a commitment to increasing the tonnage of waste diverted from landfill.”
Community-based organisations looking to implement new schemes in London should call 020 7324 4690 for more information.
Shanks shareholders give green light to landfill sell-off
Shareholders of waste management firm Shanks have given the go-ahead to the sale of the company's landfill assets to private equity group Terra Firma for 227.2 million.
The approval came during an Extraordinary General Meeting held on Wednesday. Led by financier Guy Hands, Terra Firma already has a stake in the waste industry through its purchase of Waste Recycling Group for 530 million last year.
Before the sale, Shanks is thought to have had about 80 million cubic metres of landfill space available. Waste Recycling Group, the largest player in the landfill market, is thought to have about 100 million cubic metres consented capacity remaining.
Agency calls on London tyre dealers to 'Tread Carefully'
The Environment Agency's Tyre Waste programme is sending out mugs, coasters, pens and leaflets to more than 2,300 tyre dealers in London to remind them to follow their duty of care responsibilities on waste tyres.
Waste tyres must be collected by registered waste carriers, which can produce a registration certificate, and should provide waste transfer notes for load of tyres they collect.
“The fly-tipping of tyres is a serious and growing problem,” said Iain Regan, environment officer for the Agency. “The Environment Agency will vigorously pursue any individuals or organisations involved in fly-tipping and urges businesses to be aware of their responsibilities.”
For more information, visit the Environment Agency's Tyre Watch website.
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