8th June 2008
20 litre Inner Caddy debuts in Newcastle
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.
The black-coloured Inner Caddy will be rolled out to more than 10,000 households across the city in November 2009 and will be used to collect glass and batteries. Residents will use the main compartment of the 140 litre wheeled bin to collect plastic bottles, cans, telephone directories, textiles, newspaper, magazines and paper.
Straight developed the new smaller style Inner Caddy in partnership with Newcastle City Council specifically to increase the source separation of recyclable materials. Following consultation with residents, Newcastle City Council identified a need for a specialist container for households using smaller 140 litre wheeled bins to collect recyclables.
Like the existing 40 and 55 litre versions of the product, the 20 litre Inner Caddy enables the collection of several materials by transforming a 140 litre wheeled bin into a multi-compartment recycling system. The Caddy's tough carry handle offers improved handling enabling the container to be easily lifted from the wheeled bin and the hinged lid ensures spillage is avoided. The new Caddy is available in a variety of colours and is fully customisable to individual requirements.
The Council is also currently rolling out over 90,000 of Straight's 240 litre blue wheeled bins each complete with a black 40 litre Inner Caddy for the collection of dry recyclables. This new fortnightly collection forms the basis of the re-launch of improved recycling services and is part of the Council's drive to create a cleaner, greener city. Newcastle currently recycles 33% of all waste. However, the Council is confident that the rollout of the new containers will mean that there will be a considerable increase in recycling rates to meet its targets of 43% by 2010 and 55% by 2020. Les Clark, Head of Sustainability at Newcastle City Council said, "We are currently in the process of modifying recycling services across the city. Although most homes will use a 240 litre wheeled bin and a 40 litre Inner Caddy for recycling, there is a small minority of households, approximately 10%, that will use a 140 litre wheeled bin and require a smaller insert."
Les Clark continues, "These homes tend to be single person households or areas where space may be limited. Straight's new 20 litre Inner Caddy is the ideal solution for residents using the 140 litre wheeled bin. It means that we are able to offer the same comprehensive recycling scheme to residents using the smaller bin."
Jonathan Straight, Chief Executive of Straight plc commented, "The new 20 litre Inner Caddy is another example of Straight working together with a local authority to develop a product solution catered to their specific needs. We heavily invest in new product development to continue to bring innovative and exciting new products to market."
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