With news on: WRAP launches food waste Cost Benefit Analysis tool; SELCHP donates to local projects; WRA board approved; Mid UK Recycling donates defibrillator; and, Glasgow city council approves bin replacement budget.
WRAP launches food waste Cost Benefit Analysis tool
Resources and waste charity WRAP has launched a ‘Cost Benefit Analysis’ web tool, which it is claimed will help local authorities to predict the cost and benefits of implementing new policies on food waste.
The tool applies locally generated information about the collection and treatment of food waste, in order to generate a bespoke assessment of what the costs and benefits of implementing food waste collections might be.
It has been developed as part of the Food Waste Recycling Action Plan (FWRAP), a cross-industry initiative to increase the supply and quality of household and commercial food waste available for recycling.
WRAP has said that trials have proven that low cost methods including bin stickers and caddy liners can increase the amount of food waste collected for recycling.
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SELCHP fund donates £12,300 to community projects
Veolia has announced funding of £12,300 between seven winning community groups in South East London, marking over £260,000 of funding to groups in the region through its SELCHP community fund in 21 years.
Community groups marked the award of funding with SELCHP and Veolia staff at Millwall FC
At a ceremony last week (March 29), the fund which is linked to the South East London Combined Heat and Power (SELCHP) in Bermondsey awarded funds to a range of organisations. These included Deptford Park Playclub which was awarded £3,000 for its family support holiday provision.
Moira Kerrane, volunteer Playclub manager said: “For a small volunteer run project like ours, every penny received helps keep this precious community resource going. A big thank you to SELCHP for their continued support.”
Other organisations to receive funds were London Bubble Theatre Co, Bermondsey South Community Garden, Docklands Settlements Rotherhithe, RSLB, CLYDE early childhood centre, and Lewisham Education Arts Network .
Robbie Jameson, general manager for Veolia SELCHP, said: “The SELCHP Community Fund has allowed us to interact with a range of brilliant initiatives that are taking place in South East London and have benefitted so many of our community members. I am excited to see what projects will come through this year’s applications.”
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WRA re-elects board members and chairman
The Wood Recyclers Association (WRA) has re-elected four of its current Board members at its Annual General Meeting last month.
(Clockwise from top left): Andy Hill, Clem Spencer, Richard Coulson and Mark Hayton
Andy Hill, market development director with Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd has been re-elected as chairman of the WRA. Clem Spencer of Wood Yew Waste, Mark Hayton from Timberpak Ltd and Richard Coulson from RWE will also continue to serve the board for another three years.
Julia Turner, WRA executive director said: “It is great that our existing Board members were happy to remain with the WRA. There were no challenges to the elections this year which we take to mean our industry trusts the Board is doing a good job.
“The Board have been working together now for a number of years and have proven to be a successful team when representing the wood recycling and reprocessing industry, as has been most recently evidenced with the work they have carried out on the Fire Prevention Plan issue.
The executive director added: “I am delighted the members were re-elected and look forward to working with them all over the coming few years.”
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Mid UK Recycling donate defibrillator to local village
Lincolnshire-based Mid UK Recycling has donated a defibrillator to a parish council in one of its neighbouring villages, as part of its commitment to supporting the local community.
(l-r) Chris Mountain, Cllr Mike Harrison, Cllr Jacky Clements and Steve Davey, chairman of Wilsford parish council
The company, which has a site at Ancaster, has donated the equipment to Wilsford parish council. The unit was presented by Chris Mountain Mid UK Recycling’s managing director to Steve Davey chairman of the parish council and councillors Jacky Clements and Mike Harrison last week.
The defibrillator will be stored on the wall outside the village post office. Training on how to use it will be given to local residents.
Cllr Steve Davey said he was delighted to receive the defibrillator on behalf of the village. He said: “Having a piece of life-saving equipment like this within our parish is a huge relief. Defibrillators are becoming more and more visible in communities around the country and we are grateful to Mid UK Recycling for enabling our community to also have that reassurance going forward.”
Chris Mountain added: “We were delighted to donate the defibrillator to Wilsford as part of our on-going commitment to supporting the communities in which we live and work. We are glad it will bring reassurance to local residents.”
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Glasgow city council to replace domestic metal bins
Glasgow city council has approved a £6.5million investment programme to replace all domestic metal bins with larger plastic wheeled bins is underway.
The council recently agreed its budget for 2017/2018 which included extra funds to replace 50,000 galvanised bins with modern alternatives at tenement properties across the city over the next three years.
A survey carried out by the council’s Land and Environmental Services team identified thousands of galvanised bins which were no longer fit for purpose at properties across the city.
Frank McAveety, Glasgow city council leader said: “The investment, which includes funding to improve access to properties, will improve performance and help householders maintain back courts and common areas.
“We’re ensuring a better waste and recycling collection service for residents by improving the standard and capacity of bins. This investment also ensures residents in flats have the same access to and provision of services as those in other property types.”
Mr McAveety added: “Residents don’t want unsightly backcourts and having better bins and increased storage capacity will help people to recycle more and help keep our city’s landfill costs down.”
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