News in Brief

Poole council is pioneering “sand recycling” on its shoreline after purchasing a new mini sand trommel.

The council announced this week that they have reintroduced 40 tonnes of sand to the town's beaches in 10 weeks, using the Baughan's technology. The trommel uses screens to separate sand particles collected with beach litter and consequently divert them from landfill.

Cllr Don Collier, cabinet portfolio member for the environment, said: “This innovation in waste handling and recycling enables Poole to lead the way in finding sustainable solutions for the future, reducing waste and ensuring the quality of Poole's beaches is maintained.”

Cricket fans visiting the Oval on Sunday afternoon may not have had much cricket to watch, but were given the opportunity to recycle their waste.

Facilities management provider Leisure Support Services, worked alongside London Remade to introduce more than 75 recycling stations at the ground, each with a bin for recyclables and general waste.

Commenting on the bins four days before the match between England and Pakistan came to a controversial close on Sunday, England captain Alec Stewart said: “The amount of waste created at a test match is astonishing. This initiative aims to get everyone involved in putting that waste back into good use through recycling.”

Lovell's construction has bought seven underground waste units from bin manufacturer Otto (UK) Ltd to use at a major new development site at Yallops Yard in Bow, East London.

The steel bins, which are five metres wide, have a small metal receptacle on the surface to deposit waste in and act as a hook for emptying.

Neil Price, MD at Otto, said: “Underground waste systems are an extremely effective and desirable way to collect and store waste. In a new development such as Yallops Yard, it is also very easy to plan-in such bins at an early stage, making the site and the long-term environment that much more attractive,”

Yorkshire-based waste management company Yorwaste has “recycled” a 15 metre landfill weighbridge by sending it for re-use at a neighbouring transfer station.

Yorwaste closed its Mickelby landfill site near Whitby this summer after it had reached full capacity, and decided to send its surplus equipment to a site run by Marcus Richardson Waste Management in Fairfield Road, Whitby

John Miller, Yorwaste's recycling and external affairs manager, said: “We had no further use for the weighbridge or site cabin but as a company that actively promotes recycling to its customers, we did not just want to send it to scrap. By transferring the weighbridge and site cabin, we are helping Marcus Richardson to recycle and ensuring that there is still a site in Whitby to handle the town's waste.”

Cherwell council is challenging residents to raise the district's recycling rate from 43% as it celebrates the third anniversary of its successful recycling service.

Cherwell's latest figures show that more than 30,000 tonnes of paper, cans and plastic are sent for recycling each year, together with 33,000 tonnes of garden waste.

Cllr Kieron Mallon, Portfolio member for the environment, said: “Our recycling rate is a good achievement as many councils report a falling away in recycling after the first year of a new scheme. Looking ahead though, we&#39d; like to push our record up. If we don't we may face government fines in the future which would lead to increases in council tax.”