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Healthcare waste NEWS The month in resource management Litter Wandsworth Council's new campaign THINKING OF YOU - A sculpture made from scrap metal has been unveiled at has been created from around half a tonne of reclaimed steel items from Aberdeen's with scrap metal, based the sculpture on Rodin's 'The Thinker'. The metal items 8 Local Authority Waste & Recycling December 2014 Vehicle tracking supplier Quartix is announcing its proposed flotation on London's AIM market. As LAWR went to press, shares were expected to start trading on 6 November. The IPO comes at a time of continued growth for Quartix, as it cements its position as one of the UK's top suppliers of telematics systems for business fleets and insurers, and extends its international footprint in the US and France. The total market capitalisation of the company upon admission to trading on AIM is expected to be £54.1m Technology IPO proposed Doctors have an ethical duty to prevent waste in the NHS, argues a report by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges. Its authors point to potential savings of nearly £2bn. Examples include better use of medication, tests, hospital beds and operating theatres. Docs urged to prevent waste Wandsworth Council has launched a new anti-litter campaign after new figures showed that the bill for picking up waste dumped on the street is costing local taxpayers nearly £4m a year. The Council has unveiled a raft of new initiatives to try and combat the problem and save residents money. It currently costs Council tax-payers in the borough £3.8m a year to clean up litter. As part of efforts to reduce this bill, the council is using a fleet of modern, brand new energy efficient vehicles that sweep and "hoover" up litter. Zero Waste Scotland, the body that delivers the Scottish Government's Zero Waste Plan, has launched a new £90,000 capital grant fund for materials recovery facility (MRF) operators to purchase standard- ised testing equipment to test, monitor and record their material quality. New funding Zero Waste Scotland plan The Carbon Trust and WRAP Cymru announced that they are to work in partnership to help Welsh public sector organisations and businesses of all sizes to become more resource efficient. The collaboration will deliver client manager services to businesses (including third sector businesses) and public sector organisations as part of the Welsh Government's Resource Efficient Wales service. WRAP Cymru to help firms New partnership BLUE RIBBON -(R-L) Viridor CEO Ian McAulay and the Mayor of Medway Councillor Barry Kemp open a new £12.5m materials recovery facility in Kent. DS Smith has stressed the importance of collaboration to develop a circular economy - working with all parts of the supply chain to find appropriate solutions. The packaging specialist has recently published its White Paper entitled 'One Step Away from Zero Waste'. This includes operating at the top of the waste hierarchy to ensure materials are used and reused as efficiently as possible. Circular economy DS Smith unveils new report CREDIT: Copyright of Aberdeen City Council: Norman Adams-Aberdeen City Council The month in resource management THINKING OF YOU - A sculpture made from scrap metal has been unveiled at has been created from around half a tonne of reclaimed steel items from Aberdeen's with scrap metal, based the sculpture on Rodin's 'The Thinker'. The metal items

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