North Hertfordshire district council and Broxbourne borough council have renewed their contracts to supply paper to Aylesford Newsprint.
The two Hertfordshire councils have contracted Aylesford for a further five years to take the paper from their kerbside collections and bring banks.
 Neil Randall of North Hertfordshire district council and Kelly King of Aylesford Newsprint celebrate the contract renewal. |
North Hertfordshire council has renewed an existing five year contract with the paper recycler, continuing a relationship that began in 1995. Last year the council supplied 2,000 tonnes to Aylesford and this year has already exceeded 3,000 tonnes.
Broxbourne council has renewed its contract with Aylesford started in 1999, which last year supplied the company with 2,200 tonnes of paper and 1,800 tonnes so far this year.
Kelly King, area manager at Aylesford, said: “Our recycling initiatives in both Broxbourne borough and North Hertfordshire district councils have been very successful so far, with North Herts winning the Aylesford Gold Quality Award in January, and Broxbourne increasing the tonnage it has collected year on year. The combination of paper banks and kerbside collection schemes is a winning formula and we are looking forward to further developing our relationship with both councils over the next five years.”
Camden community IT recycling success
London Borough of Camden's Community PC Recycling Scheme has recycled 100 tonnes of waste IT equipment in its first year.
Camden is working on the project in partnership with computer disposal firm, PC Disposals. The scheme is still in its first year and the council claims it is the leading local authority in the UK for IT recycling.
Some of the unwanted computers come from domestic through the Camden Recycling Centre in Kentish town. There is also a free collection for businesses wishing to dispose a number of units and over the past 12 months, more than 100 businesses in the borough were enlisted.
The collected IT equipment is refurbished with the hard drives wiped or destroyed and then they are sold at lower prices to residents, charities and community groups in Camden.
Chesterfield encourages recycling through charity donation
Cheshire Recycling has donated 3000 to Save the Children as a result of residents' recycling efforts in Chesterfield.
Cheshire Recycling, who runs the kerbside collection in the borough, donated 1 to the charity for every tonne of material collected. The schemes collect paper and multi-materials in blue boxes and bags.
Councillor Morgan said: “By taking part in the blue bag and blue box recycling collection, residents are helping divert a large amount of rubbish from going to landfill. They are also helping raise funds for a very worthwhile cause, so the more they recycle, the more funds they raise.”
Meanwhile, the council's refuse collection contractors Cleanaway began operations in the Derbyshire borough in mid-October recently taking delivery of a new fleet of collection vehicles which display the council's recycling message. Cleanaway was awarded a six-year recycling, refuse collection and related services contract by Chesterfield borough council earlier this year (see letsrecycle.com story).
Councillor Keith Morgan, the lead member for sustainability and environmental services, said: “Residents can look forward to an upgraded fleet of lorries which will lead to an improved service.”
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