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Welsh Tender

Straight plc has won tenders to supply seven local authorities in Wales with food and kitchen waste collection equipment worth approximately £1.42m.

The equipment consists of five different designs of waste collection container aimed at meeting each local authority's exact requirements. The containers include Straight's Kerbside Caddy which has been purposely designed for food waste collection and is manufactured in the UK from recycled plastic.

The tender wins follow the Welsh Assembly's announcement in October 2007, that it is providing £14m in grants to local authorities to boost recycling across Wales over the next two years.

Commenting on the news, Jonathan Straight, Chief Executive of Straight plc, said: "The award of these tenders demonstrates our ability to help local authorities implement their recycling and composting plans and highlights the variety, quality and innovative designs of our products."

The seven local authorities are Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council, Carmarthenshire County Council, Swansea County Council, Gwynedd Council, Powys County Council and Monmouthshire County Council.