The partnership is the latest development in the “Sort It” campaign, currently being run by SITA and South Gloucestershire council. The campaign has seen the two working together to increase recycling by improving services and introducing new facilities.
” We are delighted that SITA have shown their confidence in the community business sector by awarding this substantial contract to SOFA Project “
– Julian Williams, SOFA Project
Through the scheme, old televisions and computer monitors collected by SITA at Sort It centres in South Gloucestershire will be taken to SOFA’s new Appliance Resource Centre in Bristol.
At the centre, SOFA will determine what can and can't be reused before sending the reusable ones to be refurbished and sold at low prices through the organisation's shops.
According to the partnership, around 500 tonnes of televisions and monitors will be collected each year – around 25,000 items in total.
Boost
SOFA has said that the partnership is a major boost for the centre, which was recently set up to reuse and recycle old electrical items. Eventually the facility will supply items such as fridges and televisions to SOFA's four shops, which provide useful items to low income families across the Bristol area.
Councillor Shirley Potts, South Gloucestershire’s executive member for communities, said: “Working with SOFA Project is a great opportunity to support a local charity committed to helping low income families in the area. By recycling old TVs we are improving recycling services for our residents and demonstrating that community organisations can play a valuable part in delivering important council services.”
With the help of the Sort It campaign South Gloucestershire is on target to achieve a recycling rate of 40 per cent this year, SOFA said.
And, Julian Williams, SOFA director, added: “We are delighted that SITA have shown their confidence in the community business sector by awarding this substantial contract to SOFA Project. We look forward to working with our partners to both provide this waste service and, particularly, to turn around reusable televisions to pass on to low income families.”
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