With news on: Recycle for Norfolk Plastics Roadshow; LondonEnergy’s #MochaDifference campaign; Veolia’s Healthy Workplace Charter accreditation; Edinburgh’s new garden waste service – writes Sarah Horton.
Recycle for Norfolk Plastics Roadshow
Recycle for Norfolk and RECOUP have teamed up for the Norfolk Plastics Roadshow to teach residents about plastic recycling at an event on June 28 in King’s Lynn.
Recycle for Norfolk and RECOUP have teamed up for the Norfolk Plastics Roadshow
RECOUP is a charity which provides guidance on plastic recycling and its chief executive, Stuart Foster, said: “RECOUP’s mission is to explain to people how easy it is to recycle plastic containers so they never become a blight on the natural environment.
“This project provides a great opportunity to reduce confusion householders may have when recycling plastics and to ensure that the resource is recycled and does not end up in the natural environment.”
Cllr Ian Devereux, borough council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk cabinet member for environment, said: “We are delighted to work with RECOUP on this project. It is the role of the packaging industry and users of its products to take responsibility for the materials they make to ensure that they are capable of being recycled easily and that this message is conveyed to the public in a simple way.”
LondonEnergy launches #MochaDifference
LondonEnergy and Waltham Forest Council have launched a campaign called #MochaDifference to reduce coffee cup waste.
(l-r) Councillor Clare Coghill, London Energy’s Benjamin Napper, and Councillor Clyde Loakes
The Edmonton-based waste management firm, LondonEnergy, and Waltham Forest Council have partnered to reduce and recycle more of the borough’s disposable coffee cups.
At a launch event for the #MochaDifference campaign, LondonEnergy gave away 100 reusable coffee cups to council employees at Waltham Forest Town Hall.
Additionally, LondonEnergy has installed a coffee cup recycling scheme in the Town Hall. The company said, “The new bins will help capture more cups for recycling and prevent them from ending up in landfill. All the coffee cups collected will be fully recycled and the recovered fibre will be used in the manufacture of new products.”
LondonEnergy’s Ben Napper said: “In addition to reducing the number of single cups being used we hope that this initiative will also get people thinking about the benefits of using their own cup and in their own way helping to #MochaDifference.”
Veolia wins Healthy Workplace accreditation
The waste and resource company, Veolia, has been recognised by Healthy Workplace Charter for supporting the health and wellbeing of its staff in London.
Veolia has been recognised by Healthy Workplace Charter for supporting the health and wellbeing of its staff in London
The ‘commitment’ level accreditation was achieved on the basis of Veolia’s policies for supporting staff welfare and the benefits package it provides to further assist when needed.
Veolia said its policies “address health and safety, equality in the workplace and physical and emotional wellbeing, by offering free health checks, eye care, physiotherapy and mental health support.”
Pascal Hauret, regional director for Veolia London, said: “Our people work incredibly hard. For many people we are invisible, and unfortunately for some people we are a target for abuse. This is why we take great responsibility for our employees and hold their safety and wellbeing as the highest priority.
“I’m immensely proud of our accreditation by London Healthy Workplace Charter, as it not only formally recognises our dedication to our staff, but demonstrates their value and importance as members of the company.”
Registration opens for Edinburgh garden waste service
Registration for Edinburgh’s new garden waste collection service will open next week ahead of the introduction of the changed resource in October.
Residents in Edinburgh will be charged £25 per annum for the non-statutory green waste service
Earlier this year, councillors agreed to begin charging £25 annually for the non-statutory service, increasing collections from once every three weeks to once every two weeks. The change will save the Council around £1.3m a year.
Residents will be able to sign up to continue receiving brown bin collections on the Council website or at one of five local offices between 18 June and 22 July.
Letters will be sent to all affected households, including information on how to sign up for the garden waste collections and what the changes will mean for them.
Transport and Environment Convener, Councillor Lesley Macinnes, said: “We’ve been working hard behind the scenes to ensure changes to the service are made as smoothly as possible – beginning the process now will give plenty of time for residents to sign up and for us to create new collection routes and calendars.”
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