With news on: Suez awards £20k to green projects in Doncaster; Hampshire food waste scheme gets 1,000 sign ups in a month; Dunton Environmental pushes forward with land remediation, and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough back SCRAP
Suez awards over £20,000 to Doncaster projects
Nine groups were awarded funding through Suez’s Doncaster Environment Fund
Suez has given more than £20,000 to green projects in Doncaster through its Doncaster Environment Fund.
Nine groups were given funding, including the Fishlake Playing Fields action group which will use their £1,000 to develop a wildflower meadow and Arksey primary school which was awarded £5,000 to create a community garden.
Victoria Crabtree, contract manager for Suez, said she was “overwhelmed” by the number of applications to the fund this year.
She added: “We have a long history in Doncaster and are delighted to be able to play our part in the community and support a number of green projects in the town.”
The Doncaster Environment Fund is funded by revenue generated from the recycling of textiles and electrical items in the area.
Cllr Chris McGuinness from Doncaster Council congratulated successful applicants.
He said: “This is the first time that Suez has run the scheme in Doncaster and we hope that it continues to grow as the wider community do their bit to reduce waste across the borough.”
Eastleigh food waste collection sees 1,000 sign-ups
A food waste recycling scheme in Hampshire has attracted more than 1,000 participants since a campaign began in early July.
Eastleigh’s food waste scheme has attracted 1,000 new users after a council campaign
Eastleigh borough council has been encouraging residents to sign up for its weekly food waste collections, which are the only in operation in the county. It is now delivering brown caddies to new users, along with compostable liners, information leaflets and stickers to make recycling easier.
Waste collected from Eastleigh households is sent to an anaerobic digestion plant in Bournemouth, where it is turned into biogas which generates electricity for the national grid. 1,917 tonnes of Eastleigh food waste generated enough energy to power 185 homes last year.
Councillor Rupert Kyrle, Eastleigh Borough Council’s Cabinet Member for Environment, said: “Our food waste bin rollout is going really well and we’ve had very positive feedback from residents.
“We’re very pleased at the way our residents have responded to the message that recycling even a small amount of food waste will produce clean energy to power our homes and businesses.”
Dunton Environmental pushes forward with land remediation
Environmental consultancy Dunton Environmental is pushing forward with its work on land remediation at UK brownfield sites.
Dunton Environmental’s site in Wolverhampton
Soil on brownfield sites is often contaminated by hydrocarbons, heavy metals and even asbestos. It is generally sent to landfill, but Dunton Environmental’s work processes the contaminated soil so that it can be used in local restoration projects.
The company’s Wolverhampton facility has one of the largest processors of waste material in the UK, with over 40,000 tonnes of soil being processed in its first year.
James Hill, Director of Dunton Technologies said: “UK construction and demolition contractors are under increased pressure to reduce the amount of waste that they are sending to landfill.
“The tougher challenge is often the disposal of hazardous materials, but we pride ourselves on offering our clients peace of mind with our ability to handle all types of contaminated waste.”
Councils back SCRAP fly tipping campaign
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Waste Partnership (RECAP) have joined the national SCRAP fly tipping campaign.
The S.C.R.A.P campaign is encouraging the public to check their waste carrier is licensed
Posters will tell residents about their ‘Duty of Care’ and will encourage people to make the right choices when someone asks to remove their waste.
The campaign tells the public to check waste carriers via the Environment Agency to see if they have a waste transfer license. Failure to do so could result in individuals being prosecuted for incorrect disposal of waste.
Chris Stopford, head of community at Huntingdonshire district council – which is part of RECAP – said: “I welcome the launch of this campaign. Fly-tipping is illegal, ugly and pollutes the environment.
“The key message of the S.C.R.A.P campaign is informing the public to make informed decisions and a real difference by ensuring their waste is disposed of responsibly and legally.”
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