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Local recycling on the increase ››
Northampton South MP, Brian Binley, has seen at first hand the success of the recently installed mini recycling centres in Northampton when he visited a facility in the town’s Market Square on Friday (11 January).
Northampton Borough Council has introduced the nodeº recycling street furniture, designed by Taylor, market leader in waste containment, in both the town centre and Spring Burrows as part of the Borough’s bid to boost public recycling participation.
This initiative comes at a time when sustainable waste management is central to the Government’s environmental vision, and local authorities are facing the challenge to reduce waste going to landfill and increase recycling rates in order to meet the 2010 Landfill Directive target of 11.2m tonnes.
Brian Binley MP commented: “‘Over recent years Northampton has been very successful with its recycling policies and this centre in the Market Square is the latest successful initiative. We must all take more responsibility with our waste and the recycling centre is ideally located for many people in the town to do just that. I hope it will also encourage more people to visit the market square”.
Dr David Gillett, Business Development Director for Taylor who supplied the nodes, said: “This reflects the determination of the council to increase recycling participation amongst residents and shoppers. It doesn’t have to be difficult – we are offering a recycling solution that will fit easily into the community environment, look appealing and help meet the challenge faced by councils up and down the country to meet landfill diversion targets.”
“In boosting local recycling it is crucial we secure residents buy-in and we believe nodeº can positively impact on the recycling habits in Northampton. Never before has the issue of recycling been so high on the Government’s agenda and we want to ensure we are one step ahead of the game in reaching our targets.”
nodeº’s modular, wheeled design enables it to be used in multiples from one to four, allowing it to fit into confined corners, against walls or as a central feature in a public area. nodeº has been purposely created to accommodate a wide variety of waste and the unit can be fitted with a stylish canopy, lighting or signage. For increased security, nodeº’s galvanised steel body offers protection from fire and vandalism and a security post fixed to a concrete base prevents any unauthorised movement.