Kerbside trials

These trials were launched in April/May 2006 and have operated in 15 local authority areas in the last two years.

Partners involved

The following local authorities or third sector organisations were all involved at one point in a kerbside trial scheme:

Area and PartnersLocal Authority (LA) or Third Sector (TS) Household numbers 
Aberdeenshire LA 70,000
East Devon  LA 61,000
Eastleigh  LA 48,000
St Edmundsbury  LA 42,000
Stockton on Tees  LA 75,000
Armay and Banbridge
(Bryson House) 
 TS 36,000
Caerphilly
(CFE Caerphilly) 
 TS 16,000
Calderdale
(Kerbside Calderdale) 
 TS 25,800
Harrow & Epping Forest
(ECCO) 
 TS 64,500
Liverpool
(Energywise) 
 TS 25,000
Falkirk
(BTCV Action Recycle
Scotland) 
 TS 3,000
Barnsley
(Rabbit Recycling North
Barnsley Ltd) 
 TS 8,600
Trafford
(Emerge)
 TS 7,000
 Total: 481,900

Two of the third sector projects were unfortunately unable to obtain the extra funding they needed to be able to continue their trial operation.  They were Rabbit Recycling, in Barnsley, whose scheme ended in March 2007, and Energywise in Liverpool, whose scheme ended in August 2008.