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15 March 2006
SMALL BOXES ARE A BIG HIT!
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.
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Both the 40 litre and 44 litre boxes share the
same key features as their bigger sister 55 litre boxes, including
chip nest, multiple
divider positions for collecting and custom graphics. For ease
of lifting, the 40 litre box has an extra wide rim making the box
easy to lift from any angle and the 44 litre box has an ergonomic
grip handle making it easy to lift for the resident and to lift
and tip for the collection crew. A range of additional options
including windproof lids and nets are available for both boxes.
Birmingham City Council is the latest authority to order 45,000
of the Straight 40 litre grab rim box to collect paper and cardboard
in. This is the first stage in a shake up of all their kerbside
collections due to roll out during 2006 and 2007.
Phil Brook, Waste Minimisation Officer at the council said: “The
grab-rim 40 litre kerbside box was chosen due to the easy handling
provided by the moulded rim. This allows for a safe and secure
grip, even with a gloved hand. The box has the added advantage
that it can be lifted from any side therefore reducing manual handling
risks”.
Paper will be collected from residents on a fortnightly basis and
will be taken to a local paper mill where it will be turned into
cardboard. The mill currently recycles more than 30,000 tonnes
of paper from Birmingham residents and could use much more.
Coventry City Council is expanding its kerbside collection scheme
by rolling out a further 108,000 Straight 44 litre boxes with elasticated
nets to households across the city. Coventry currently collects
paper from almost half of its households; the expansion of this
scheme means that most homes in the city will now have a collection
service.
Julie Bird, waste services officer says: "I am delighted
we are able to expand our recycling collections across the city.
We
have made a number of changes to refuse collections to allow us
to easily incorporate this scheme with a fortnightly collection.
We hope the paper collection service and the expansion of our green
waste scheme in the spring will increase our recycling rates to
help meet our target of 18% by March 2006”
Elasticated nets supplied with kerbside boxes are ideal when collecting
material such as paper as they allow the householder to fill above
the rim of the box as well as acting as a "soft" lid
to prevent the paper from blowing away.
Julie also commented: “We chose a 44 litre box because paper
is heavy material to collect and we felt the smaller box would
help reduce any risks surrounding manual handling issues”.
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