Every Can Counts celebrates its 15th anniversary
Not-for-profit communications programme Every Can Counts has celebrated its 15th anniversary.
The scheme was established in Birmingham in 2009 and is now active in 21 countries with a vision of achieving a 100% recycling rate for drink cans.
Originally started as a workplace recycling scheme, it now targets consumers beyond the workplace from festivals to recycling art installations.
27 ECC representatives from across the globe met in Prague ahead of the European Aluminium Packaging and Recycling Seminar to mark the milestone. The celebrations were accompanied by a meeting where representatives from each region shared local success stories, and the group discussed the next steps in the development of the programme’s global strategy.
Wigan council joins The Great Cable Challenge
Wigan council and waste management company FCC Environment have joined Recycle Your Electricals’ “The Great Cable Challenge”.
The challenge aims to encourage the public to recycle old cables rather than banish them to landfill or to gather dust at the bottom of drawers.
The copper in cables can be recycled into new items such as wind turbines, mobile phones, laptops, tablets and smart watches.
Wigan council will host a drop-in at Ekhaya Empowerment on Mesnes Street from 1:30pm to 4:30pm on International E-Waste Day (14 October 2024) where residents can drop off their old cables and enjoy a hot drink.
The council also accepts unwanted electricals and cables at any of its recycling centres located at Kirkless, Slag Lane and Chanters Industrial Estate.
GAP Group CEO Peter Moody wins The ESG Award
Peter Moody, founder and CEO of the GAP Group North East, has been awarded The ESG Award at The Lloyds Development Capital Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders programme 2024 in partnership with The Times.
The award recognises both Moody and GAP Group as amongst the most environmentally sustainable in the UK out of 700 nominees.
Moody said: “I’m obviously hugely honoured to be recognised among so many other amazing business leaders nationally and accept this award on behalf of the fantastic team at GAP Group North East. Businesses have a responsibility to the communities they operate within.”
John Garner, managing partner at LDC, added: “Since founding GAP Group North East in 2005, Peter’s business has become a market leader for electrical waste disposal and recycling. Tackling landfill and create a more sustainable future, his business is having a huge impact and I’d like to congratulate Peter on everything he’s achieved so far.”
Knowsley charity receives funding for Community Food and Recycle Hub
Youth and community centre “Centre 63” in Kirkby, Knowsley, has been awarded £7,200 from Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority (MRWA) and Veolia’s Zero Waste Community Fund to deliver a Community Food and Recycle Hub.
The project will include a “Social Supermarket” which will stock plastic-free fresh produce and essentials such as nappies and period products at affordable prices. For every £10 spent, shoppers will receive around £25 to £30 worth of goods in return.
Jackie Croft, chief executive of Centre 63, said: “We want to make sustainable shopping accessible.
“The reality is that people primarily want to save money, so it’s then up to us to help them do that in a way which protects the environment. That’s why, where possible, our Social Supermarket stocks items that are locally produced and are either loose or sustainably packaged.
“We also sell pre-measured portions, as well as food bags which contain recipes and ingredients, to encourage food waste reduction.”
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