The resources charity WRAP has announced a partnership with the Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority (GMWDA) – Resource Greater Manchester – aimed at driving up recycling across the north western conurbation.
Resource Greater Manchester, which mirrors the Resource London partnership between WRAP and the London Waste and Recycling Board (LWARB) will work on projects to maximise the capture of food waste and increase the quality of recycling collected from the nine districts within Greater Manchester.
Resource Greater Manchester will seek to helps households across the Manchester region acheive a 60% recycling rate. (Picture: Ed Reardon, Shutterstock)
The partnership will also seek to drive greater consistency among the member boroughs, which include Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside and Trafford, as well as working towards a 60% by 2025 recycling target.
Commenting on the partnership, Councillor Nigel Murphy, chair of GMWDA said: “We are delighted to be working in partnership with WRAP on this new venture which supports GMWDA’s vision of ‘zero waste’. By working together we can drive recycling and efficiencies whilst continuing to maintain a high standard of service. We look forward to continuing this partnership for many years to come.”
Waste prevention
Peter Maddox, director of WRAP, added: “WRAP is looking forward to working at a more local level with GMWDA and the nine District authorities. This is the second regional partnership WRAP has developed, and follows the successful launch of Resource London with the London Waste and Recycling Board (LWARB) in 2015.
“By sharing our expertise, knowledge and relationships we are confident that RGM can make a real impact on improving recycling rates and waste prevention across Greater Manchester.”
“By working together we can drive recycling and efficiencies whilst continuing to maintain a high standard of service. We look forward to continuing this partnership for many years to come.”
Cllr Nigel Murphy
GMWDA
GMWDA
GMWDA – which describes itself as England’s largest waste disposal authority – is tied into a long-term waste contract with Viridor Laing, signed in 2009, and worth an estimated £3.2 billion over the course of its 25-year lifespan.
Under the terms of the deal, Viridor Laing – a consortium of the waste and resources firm Viridor and the construction group John Laing Infrastructure – handles an estimated 1.1 million tonnes per year of waste, produced by Greater Manchester’s population of around 2.3 million. The contract involves the development and operation of a total of 42 facilities for the management of waste from the region.
In December it was revealed that GMWDA is seeking to make ‘significant savings’ from the contract (see letsrecycle.com story).
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Source: letsrecycle.com Waste Managment
