Local Authority Waste & Recycling Magazine
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December 2014 Local Authority Waste & Recycling 15 WASTE HANDLING small footprint, to provide a solution for organisations handling lighter volumes of packaging materials. Incredibly neat, hand-operated balers are even an option. This variety of baling machinery – and the flexibility of procurement options – means an array of companies, large and small, can get to grips with their waste and reap the benefits. And throughout the country, hotels, shopkeepers, hos- pitals, manufacturers and MRFs, are just some of the businesses addressing their waste storage constraints, divert- ing waste from landfill, and generating a revenue stream from their recyclables. Balers may be back-end machines; technologies that work hard behind the scenes. They are not the priority for a hotel, for example, whose primary objec- tive is to fill rooms and encourage guests to return for another stay. However, a baler has a part to play in that hotel run- ning a successful, tidy and environmen- tally-responsible business. It is a crucial piece of the jigsaw. And that's what we need to keep communicating. I entered into a debate with someone only a few weeks ago, about businesses like my own and the extent to which, because we supply waste handling machinery, we are 'just waste manage- ment companies', not 'green thinkers' or 'sustainability champions'. For me this epitomised the work that needs to be done to raise greater aware- ness of the role we each play. We can't ignore the industry's buzz words and the importance of looking to the future, but nor should we neglect the hard work we've all put in to salvage valuable materials, support the waste hierarchy and drive the progress that the UK has achieved to date. Heavy duty and mill-size balers can produce bales of up to 650kg, Oldfield says. Tel 01642 244663 Fax 01642 244664 sales@cleveland-sitesafe.ltd.uk www.cleveland-sitesafe.ltd.uk Cleveland Sitesafe Ltd. Riverside Works, Dockside Road, Middlesbrough, TS3 8AT sales@cleveland-sitesafe.ltd.uk www.cleveland-sitesafe.ltd.uk Cleveland Sitesafe Ltd. Riverside Works, Dockside Road, Middlesbrough, TS3 8AT AVAILABLE IN THREE STANDARD SIZES: 1.8m HIGH, 2.4m HIGH AND 3.0m HIGH THE STEEL PLATE IS EASY TO REPAIR AND THE PANELS CAN BE BALLASTED TO INCREASE THEIR LOAD BARING EASy To EREcT DESIgNED To oRDER RE-LocATABLE ALL STEEL Bunker walls Bunker walls Bunker walls info@macrete.com Jonathan Oldfield is managing director of Riverside Waste Machinery.