Bulky Waste
Remade South East is managing a three-year South East-wide initiative (2009-2011) aimed at reducing the volumes of waste going to landfill by finding recycling, re-use and energy-from-waste solutions for bulky waste streams from public and private sector sources.
The project focuses on developing collection and recycling services for bulky waste items such as furniture, carpets, mattresses, plasterboard and large plastic items
FREE support available to:
- Assist local authorities and other organisations to meet recycling targets
- Support SMEs to develop new business models
- Prolong life of landfill sites in the South East
- Return energy from contaminated items
- Boost social enterprise by encouraging re-use schemes
- Support new markets for waste resources
Companies currently receiving support through the project include: Countrystyle Recycling, Neighbourhood Furniture, Medway Council, East Sussex County Council and Ball Contractors.
Download:
- Full programme of support available
- Bulky Waste Re-use and Recycling for Local Authorities Presentation - 25th November 2009
- Bulky Waste Solutions for Waste Carpets and Mattresses Event - 21st July 2010 Presentations and Workshop Notes;
- Remade South East, David Trice
01732 876 614 d.trice@remade-southeast.co.uk- East Sussex County Council, Alice Henderson
01273 481 804 Alice.Henderson@eastsussex.gov.uk- Beyond Waste, Alan Potter
01342 823 865 alan@beyond-waste.com- Carpet Recycling UK, Jane Gardener
0161 440 8325 jane@carpetrecyclinguk.com- Matt UK Ltd, Ray Bagnall
0200 111 4443 ray.bagnall@mattressrecycling.co.uk- Countrystyle Recycling, Chris Howard
07889 169 201 chris.howard@countrystylegroup.co.uk- Mattress-recycling.co.uk, Alex Reeves
07739 474 118 alex@mattress-recycling.co.uk- Scout Enterprises, Martyn Brown
0118 959 6963 martynbrown@enterpriserecycling.co.uk- Axion Consulting, Jane Gardener
0161 440 8325 jane@carpetrecyclinguk.com- Workshop Notes: How do we increase collection, reprocessing and end markets for carpets and mattresses
This project is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) & South East England Development Agency (SEEDA).
