WRAP Expands Recycling Trials For SMEs
25 May 2007
Following the success of its feasibility trials encouraging Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) to recycle their waste, WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) has launched a series of larger scale demonstration trials across the UK.
Forming part of WRAP’s SME Recycling Programme, the aim of the six-month long trials is to develop convenient and cost effective recycling services on a much wider scale, making it easier for more of the country’s SMEs to recycle.
The results will build on the knowledge gained during the feasibility trials in evaluating a range of issues involved in providing SMEs with effective recycling schemes. These will include effective ways to recruit SMEs onto recycling services, collection techniques and frequencies, and charging mechanisms.
The demonstration trials involve the replication of a series of good practice models and will include multi material collections - paper, cardboard, plastic bottles, metal and aluminium cans, plastic drinking cups, computer equipment, printer and toner cartridges; glass container collections for the hospitality industry and city centre cardboard and paper collections.
Sixteen partner organisations are taking part in the trials. Perrys Recycling in Somerset, Bioregional Development Group in London, Greater Manchester Waste (Manchester Collections) Limited, Bryson Recycling in Belfast, GPM Network and North East Recycling in Newcastle, Brampton Skip Hire in Cumbria and Hampshire County Council, Portsmouth City Council with Dove Recycling in Portsmouth, will all investigate the best methods of collecting a variety of recyclable materials from a range of different commercial businesses, replicating the multi-material good practice model from the feasibility trials.
In Wales, Wastesavers Recycling will provide a mixed material collection service for SMEs in Cardiff, Newport and Caerphilly.
In Scotland, Can Do Recycling in Glasgow will collect mixed recyclables from companies in Central Glasgow and Greenlight Environmental will service businesses in Port Glasgow, Greenock and Gourock.
Three of the trials will investigate the best method of collecting glass containers from the hospitality industry - Biffa Waste Services will collect mixed glass from SMEs in Yorkshire and North Nottinghamshire, Greenhope Recycling in partnership with Recycling and Waste Services will offer collections in Greater Manchester, and Stockport Waste Management will provide a collection service in Stockport and Macclesfield.
Cardboard and paper from city centre businesses will be collected by the Durham Co in Durham and Preston City Council in Preston, whilst LEEP Recycling will provide a bespoke service for the City of Edinburgh Council trade waste customers.
Liz Morrish, WRAP’s SME Recycling Programme Manager, said: “We have learned a lot of valuable lessons during the first phase of feasibility trials in terms of what support SMEs need to be able to recycle more effectively.
“This demonstration trial phase of the Programme enables us to work with our partners on a much larger scale so that we can develop robust good practice guidelines and models that will enable better targeting of SMEs.”
Forming part of WRAP’s SME Recycling Programme, the aim of the six-month long trials is to develop convenient and cost effective recycling services on a much wider scale, making it easier for more of the country’s SMEs to recycle.
The results will build on the knowledge gained during the feasibility trials in evaluating a range of issues involved in providing SMEs with effective recycling schemes. These will include effective ways to recruit SMEs onto recycling services, collection techniques and frequencies, and charging mechanisms.
The demonstration trials involve the replication of a series of good practice models and will include multi material collections - paper, cardboard, plastic bottles, metal and aluminium cans, plastic drinking cups, computer equipment, printer and toner cartridges; glass container collections for the hospitality industry and city centre cardboard and paper collections.
Sixteen partner organisations are taking part in the trials. Perrys Recycling in Somerset, Bioregional Development Group in London, Greater Manchester Waste (Manchester Collections) Limited, Bryson Recycling in Belfast, GPM Network and North East Recycling in Newcastle, Brampton Skip Hire in Cumbria and Hampshire County Council, Portsmouth City Council with Dove Recycling in Portsmouth, will all investigate the best methods of collecting a variety of recyclable materials from a range of different commercial businesses, replicating the multi-material good practice model from the feasibility trials.
In Wales, Wastesavers Recycling will provide a mixed material collection service for SMEs in Cardiff, Newport and Caerphilly.
In Scotland, Can Do Recycling in Glasgow will collect mixed recyclables from companies in Central Glasgow and Greenlight Environmental will service businesses in Port Glasgow, Greenock and Gourock.
Three of the trials will investigate the best method of collecting glass containers from the hospitality industry - Biffa Waste Services will collect mixed glass from SMEs in Yorkshire and North Nottinghamshire, Greenhope Recycling in partnership with Recycling and Waste Services will offer collections in Greater Manchester, and Stockport Waste Management will provide a collection service in Stockport and Macclesfield.
Cardboard and paper from city centre businesses will be collected by the Durham Co in Durham and Preston City Council in Preston, whilst LEEP Recycling will provide a bespoke service for the City of Edinburgh Council trade waste customers.
Liz Morrish, WRAP’s SME Recycling Programme Manager, said: “We have learned a lot of valuable lessons during the first phase of feasibility trials in terms of what support SMEs need to be able to recycle more effectively.
“This demonstration trial phase of the Programme enables us to work with our partners on a much larger scale so that we can develop robust good practice guidelines and models that will enable better targeting of SMEs.”
Editor's notes:
- WRAP works in partnership to encourage and enable businesses and consumers to be more efficient in their use of materials and recycle more things more often. This helps to minimise landfill, reduce carbon emissions and improve our environment.
- Established as a not-for-profit company in 2000, WRAP is backed by Government funding from Defra and the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Working in seven key areas (Construction, Retail, Manufacturing, Organics, Business Growth, Behavioural Change, and Local Authority Support), WRAP’s work focuses on market development and support to drive forward recycling and materials resource efficiency within these sectors, as well as wider communications and awareness activities including the multi-media national Recycle Now campaign for England.
- More information on all of WRAP’s programmes can be found at www.wrap.org.uk
