London: Cory Environmental and the Western Riverside Waste Authority (WRWA) have pledged £700,000 towards the threatened Recycle Western Riverside Programme, thereby safeguarding the programme’s future.
Originally, funding for the recycling programme came from the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme, but this source of funding ended last year. The new funding means recycling organisations London Remade Solutions and Waste Watch, can continue to run the recycling, waste minimisation, communication and education programme until 2010.
The Recycle Western Riverside Programme operates in the London Boroughs of Hammersmith and Fulham, Lambeth, Wandsworth and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, and is aimed at encouraging local residents, schools, businesses and other organisations to be actively involved in recycling and reducing their waste.
In addition to continued encouragement for recycling, there will be extra emphasis on educating children, teachers and parents at local schools on the importance of recycling.
Cory uses a fleet of tugs to transport waste on the River Thames (Picture: Cory Environmental)
Fran Comerford-Cole, General Manager, Transfer Stations, Cory Environmental said:
“The Recycle Western Riverside Programme has played a vital part in encouraging recycling efforts, and reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill. We are delighted to be able to help this project carry on.
“The school’s education programme, ‘Recycle at School’, has already proved a success with around 130 schools in the area joining the scheme, leading to an average 50 per cent reduction in waste, with some schools reducing waste by 90 per cent.”
Cory Environmental
Cory Environmental has been operating for over 100 years and is one of the UK’s leading waste management companies, managing in excess of 3.5 million tonnes of waste and recyclables every year. For its London waste operations, the company uses a fleet of tugs to transport waste on the River Thames, resulting in less lorries on the roads.
Cory also provides funding to a number of community projects UK-wide, through the Cory Environmental Trust in Britain (CETB), which was started in 2003 and has provided a total of £2.4 million of funding to over 60 projects to date.