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This new Wheeled Bin Caddy is a new and exciting addition to the Straight kerbside container range. It transforms a standard 240 litre wheeled bin into a multi-compartment recycling system. Nesting inside the mouth of a wheeled bin, the Caddy allows residents to separate materials with no additional effort.
The new Blik Modular recycling System is now available from Straight plc. It is a sleek three drawer container designed for the collection of separated dry recyclables in an outdoor environment.
Straight plc, the UK's largest supplier of home composters and water butts, has seen continued success since the re-launch of its home composting programme in February. Subsequent to WRAP's decision to remove subsidies for composting bins, several local authorities have returned to Straight and signed up to its new composting scheme.
Straight plc, the UK's leading supplier of kerbside recycling containers, has recently supplied Oxford City Council with 35,000 of its 55 litre kerbside boxes. The Council aims to double its recycling rate by 2007/8 primarily through the use of these containers.
Many businesses across the UK are encouraging employees to recycle waste by introducing collection systems that take a variety of recyclable materials. Paper and cardboard accounts for 60% of waste produced from business offices across the UK, most of which can easily be recycled.
Straight plc is pleased to announce its exclusive distributor agreement with Gummy Bins Ltd to solve the sticky chewing gum problem for local authorities.
Straight plc, market leader in recycling containers, has forged a partnership with DHL, the global market leader in contract logistics, for all its product deliveries. The move will strengthen Straight's operations and deliveries of both bulk and retail transport operations.
Many businesses in the UK are increasingly aware of the need to recycle the amount of waste they produce with particular emphasis on paper and confidential waste. Straight plc, the UK's leading supplier of recycling container solutions, offers a wide range of office recycling equipment to help businesses do their bit.
In a bid to increase their recycling rates, Oldham Council is further expanding its food waste collection trial. Following a successful pilot scheme, the Council is set to rollout more than 80,000 of Straight's 23 litre Kerbside Caddies.
This year sees Straight return to the CIWM exhibition with a new range of innovative organic waste containers. Straight has further extended its portfolio of food waste containers with the addition of 7 litre and 10 litre Kitchen Caddies in both solid and ventilated versions. Straight now offers a complete range of sizes from 5 litres upwards.
Newcastle City Council will be the first local authority to rollout Straight's new 20 litre Wheeled Bin Inner Caddy. The 20 litre Inner Caddy will be used with 140 litre blue wheeled bins, also supplied by Straight, to collect dry recyclables.
Straight plc is working with Yorkshire Cancer Research by reviving the iconic 1960's characters the Clangers as a way of promoting home composting and raising much needed funds for the fight against cancer.
Launched in 1969, the Clangers are distinctive, long-nosed, mouse-shaped aliens who speak to each other in high pitched whistles. Although they have not been on our screens for some years, they remain part of popular culture and are fondly remembered. Straight has recently been awarded sole supplier status on a national framework for the supply of home compost bins to local authorities around the UK and will donate 10p from the sale of every compost bin to the charity. It is hoped that at least £10,000 per year can be raised this way for the charity over the next two years. The Clangers, created by the late Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin, perfectly tie in with Straight because they are experts in recycling all manner of useful materials.
"Because the Clangers were particularly aware of their environment and were early recyclers, they are perfectly suited to helping with our home composting campaigns," said Chief Executive Jonathan Straight. "The Clangers imagery will appear on promotional leaflets and the dedicated retail websites set up for the council campaigns."
Clair Chadwick, Head of Fundraising at Yorkshire Cancer Research said, "We are delighted that Straight plc has chosen Yorkshire Cancer Research as one of its charity partners for 2010 and we look forward to seeing the Clangers spread their appeal far and wide as they do their bit towards helping us to fund vital research into the causes and cures of cancer."
Straight was successful in winning a contract from Dartford Borough Council to supply 40,000 of its 55 litre kerbside boxes and lids. The contract was designed so that the successful contractor would also deliver a comprehensive range of promotional and support services.
Kent County Council has worked in partnership with Straight for the past 5 years under the Blackwall brand name.
Straight plc have helped a number of Welsh local authorities increase their recycling activity with a variety of kerbside recycling, organic solutions and home composting.
As one of the first cities in Wales to introduce a kerbside recycling scheme, Newport has always been forward thinking when it comes to recycling. Working in partnership with Newport City Council, Wastesavers recycling has been instrumental in developing the City's successful kerbside collection, which contributed towards Newport being awarded the title of the UK's Greenest City in 2007.
Straight plc will be launching its new brand, EcoSort ® at this year's CIWM. EcoSort ® complements Straight's wide range of workplace recycling products and strengthens the company's position as the UK's leading supplier of recycling container solutions.
Waste is a precious raw material that should be treated as a resource rather than a problem to be disposed of - that's the message in a new film produced by May Gurney featuring Straight plc's kerbside boxes and food waste caddies in use in Somerset.
The short film shows how source separation and closed-loop recycling is revolutionising the way that waste is handled. The system has been shown to save local government money, significantly reduce carbon emissions, ensure that high prices for recyclable materials are achieved and to help generate local employment.
The documentary features testimonials from May Gurney's recycling customers, including Somerset Waste Partnership - currently the country's top recyclers with a 51% recycling rate - and members of the general public who are enthusiastic about May Gurney's collection schemes.
Nicola Peake, managing director of Environmental Services, comments; "Changing to weekly source separation collections of recycling is a positive step for local authorities and allows food waste collections on the same vehicle. There's a misconception that it's expensive and difficult to implement. With the focus on weekly resource recovery residual waste collection frequencies can be reduced without public resistance."
Bradford Metropolitan District Council further expands its recycling initiatives by adding the Inner Caddy to their growing list of recycling services
Following the success of its food waste collection scheme, Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council has chosen Straight's market-leading 23 litre Kerbside Caddy as its container of choice. The Council recently purchased more than 5,000 of the 23 litre Kerbside Caddy along with the Straight 5 litre Kitchen Caddy to replace some existing containers and to further develop the scheme.
Babergh District Council has expanded its office recycling system with the purchase of over a hundred of Straight's 60 litre Slim Jim containers and colour coded lids in a bid to boost the Council's recycling rate.
Hillingdon Council has chosen to make free composters available to further divert waste away from landfill. Straight's 220 litre Compost Converter, made from recycled plastic bottles, will be available to all residents in the borough completely free of charge.
A new 40 litre Inner Caddy has been introduced by Straight plc to join its larger 55 litre version and Swale Borough Council is first to order the new container which will sit inside the 240 litre recycling bins.
Straight plc has recently been accredited with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications. Both the quality assurance and environmental management standards were achieved ahead of the target deadline.
In the UK alone, over 3.5 billion pieces of gum are disposed of every year. However, people who drop their chewing gum on the streets of Leeds are being reminded of the sticky situation they are creating for others. Following Sollihull Metropolitan Borough Council's successful trial of Gummy Bins, which saw chewing gum litter levels drop by 72%, Leeds City Council has decided to trial 25 Gummy Bins.
New pre-treatment regulations for the disposal of waste under the EU Landfill Directive means there will be an increase in recyclable materials being source separated before collection. Many organisations have had to adapt the way that they dispose of their waste by introducing recycling amenities or expanding their current facilities to ensure that an element of their waste is pre-sorted.
Straight recently supplied Newcastle University with more than 200 recycling Modules and Colour Coded Bins for use around the campus. Although the University's paper and card recycling rate is already good at 27%, the University realised that they could further reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill if they recycled more and composted their food waste. Newcastle University is currently developing its own Sustainability Strategy and wanted to encourage both employees of the University and its 18,000 students to use the recycling facilities on offer.
To help staff to support their Sustainability Strategy, the University placed the recycling Modules in staff kitchen areas. These areas have limited space, so the recycling Modules offered the perfect solution by providing a vertical recycling system with a small footprint. The modules take up little more space than a household bin, yet allow colour-coded source separation of materials. The University is collecting plastic bottles, food and drink cans, mixed glass and food waste in the modules which offer proven health and safety benefits and are easy to empty and clean. Newcastle University is currently in the process of purchasing an in-vessel composter which will enable all food waste to be composted on site.
The University has placed its 60 litre Colour Coded Bins in the communal areas of the site allowing both staff and students to deposit paper, card, newspapers, bottles and cans. Following the installation of the recycling Modules and Colour Coded Bins, recycling participation rates have increased and they now have very few contamination issues as all collected recyclables are source separated meaning the quality of collected materials has dramatically improved.
Sarah Boulger, Waste Manager for Newcastle University said "We are extremely pleased with our recycling Modules and Colour Coded Bins and have already placed a further order. Sustainability at the University has increased in importance and recycling is one way of showing our commitment. We hope that by raising awareness of these issues and making a conscious effort to reduce the amount of waste that we send to landfill, a more environmentally friendly thinking will ensue."
Straight plc has won tenders to supply seven local authorities in Wales with food and kitchen waste collection equipment worth approximately £1.42m.
In a move that brings together two of the largest suppliers of specialist containers to the waste management and recycling sector, AIM listed Straight plc has conditionally agreed to acquire Blackwall Limited for a mixture of cash and shares and intends to merge the two businesses. The purchase was approved at a meeting of shareholders on 17 January 2005.
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council have extended their kerbside collection scheme to include the new 50 litre Mini Bin from Blackwall the first Mini Bin order to be fulfilled by the Straight and Blackwall partnership following the merger in January of this year. The merger of the two companies creates a business worth over £20 million, one of the biggest suppliers of containers for recycling and composting in the UK.
The Council currently use the Blackwall 55 litre kerbside boxes and 47 litre blue recycling bags to collect paper and the Mini Bin will be added to reduce assisted collections across the Borough.
The Mini Bin is fitted with 2 heavy-duty wheels, which makes it easy for those who may struggle with the weight of a kerbside box when bringing it to kerbside, therefore reducing the requirement for assisted collections which can be time consuming and costly.
Other features include a close fitting 'throw back' hinged lid and can be supplied with an added steel latch to lock the lid. Available with or without wheels (without wheels reduces the cost per unit and increases the capacity) the Mini Bin's tall upright design takes up minimum floor space allowing residents to keep the bin in a corner of the kitchen or by the back door.
Jon Sharpe, Epsom & Ewell's recycling Officer explained why he chose the Mini Bin over other containers available on the market: "We chose the 50 litre Mini Bin because it's strong, study and easy to move. It can be left indoors or out and we will be offering them to those residents where we currently collect from the back door so that they can bring the bin to kerbside on collection days."
The Mini Bin can be branded with corporate logos and recycling messages dependent on order quantities. Manufactured to the highest quality standards the Mini Bin is the strongest container of its type on the market and guaranteed for 5 years.
Straight plc, the recycling products and services group, has strengthened its position in the garden products sector through the acquisition of the assets and trade of Harcostar ® Garden Products.
Following an extensive development period, Straight has entered into the steel bin market with force with the launch of the Steelybin ® at this year's RWM. The 1100 litre Steelybin ® is Straight's first foray into metal waste and recycling containers. Straight has already announced plans to further expand the Steelybin ® brand by developing a full range of sizes over the coming months.
In recent years, Straight has been building its range of products to assist many business sectors with their waste and recycling requirements. In the last two years, Straight has supplied almost 1,000 Step-On Containers to the largest NHS Trust in the UK, the Leeds Teaching Hospitals. The containers are used on wards to dispose of clinical waste at the six different hospitals around the city.
Step-On Containers are ideal for hands-free waste disposal and each container has a tight-fitting, overlapping lid to contain odours. The containers are available in a variety of sizes from 30 to 87 litres and a range of colours. Straight's Step-On Containers can also be customised to suit individual requirements.
Rigid liners are also available and each container features a quiet heavy-duty pedal for easy opening and closing. Made from tough, puncture resistant plastic they feature rounded corners and smooth contours for easy cleaning.
Libby Moss, Environment Officer at Leeds Teaching Hospitals said, "The Step-On Containers are Trust approved for use in a hospital environment. There are many benefits of these containers; they are easy to clean, quiet when being operated and the foot pedal ensures cleanliness. This beats anything the Trust was previously using".
Straight, the Leeds-based supplier of recycling containers and environmental container solutions which is listed on AIM, today announces the acquisition of the assets and trade of Cloudburst garden products.
There is increasing pressure on businesses to take action and reduce the amount of waste that they create. In Wales, recycling rates are on the up as more local businesses strive to go green.
Straight is seeing an increase in demand for its smaller kerbside boxes as Councils are separating out heavier materials, such as glass and paper, for collection. Recent contracts have been secured for the Straight's 40 litre and 44 litre containers.
Monmouthshire Community recycling (MCR) is a community-based, not for profit recycling company that works on behalf of Monmouthshire County Council to run recycling services. Established in 2003, MCR's services have rapidly grown and the group now operates a weekly box scheme using Straight's 55 litre Ergo Kerbside Box to collect dry recyclables from over 28,000 households.
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Straight plc, Europe's leading supplier of recycling containers, has been selected as the key supplier for wheeled bins and sole supplier for kerbside boxes through the Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation (ESPO). ESPO was one of the first organisations to run an on-line tender in order to award the contract.
Straight provided Pembrokeshire County Council with 30,000 home compost bins through a previous tender and has now been awarded the contract for the door to door home delivery to residents across the County.
Dartford Borough Council has recently rolled out its latest 'Box It' scheme in partnership with Straight plc. The tender for this scheme was uniquely designed so the successful contractor would deliver a comprehensive range of promotional and support services in addition to the manufacture and home delivery of 40,000 kerbside boxes with lids.
Straight has further extended its food waste range of containers with the addition of a new 22 litre Kerbside Caddy which follows hot on the heels of the successful 5 litre Kitchen Caddy.
Exel, the world leader in supply chain management and Straight plc, the recycling solutions specialists have been successful in winning a major distribution and order fulfilment contract for the second year running on behalf of WRAP's National Home Composting Programme.
With the Scottish Government proclaiming its intention to become a zero waste society by 2025, many Scottish authorities are facing their biggest challenge to date and are exploring new ways to divert more waste away from landfill.
2008 saw Aberdeenshire Council expand its recycling services and become one of the first Scottish authorities to introduce a food waste collection scheme. Aberdeenshire was also the first local authority to use Straight's 23 litre Kerbside Caddy, which has been specifically developed for the collection of food waste and has since become the leading container used for this purpose across the UK.
Straight plc, the AIM quoted supplier of waste and recycling containers, announces the award of a new contract worth £1.44 million to supply home composters and accessories to WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme).
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