NEW EARTH MOVES INTO SCOTLAND WITH SUCCESS IN SCOTTISH BORDERS
Waste treatment and renewable energy specialist, New Earth Solutions, has been selected as preferred bidder for a major waste management contract with Scottish Borders Council, the company’s first venture into Scotland.
The contract entails the development of a new residual waste treatment facility, as well as the processing of mixed dry recyclables and composting of green waste. The service will cover around 65,000 tonnes of waste each year, of which 45,000 tonnes will be treated using New Earth’s mechanical biological treatment technology in a new state-of-the-art facility at the Council’s Easter Langlee site in Galashiels. New Earth will be responsible for the processing of the Council’s mixed dry recyclables and green waste from April next year and the residual waste treatment facility is due to be operational from October 2012.
New Earth’s flexible approach supports the Scottish Borders Council’s drive to improve its recycling rate and divert waste away from landfill as part of its contribution to Scotland’s Zero Waste Plan.
Cllr Len Wyse, Executive Member for Environmental Services, at Scottish Borders Council commented, “We are extremely pleased that this milestone in the procurement process has been reached. It is anticipated that the contract will be awarded in Spring 2011, which will place Scottish Borders Council at the forefront of waste treatment within Scotland. The proposed facility will use leading technology to divert a majority of collected household waste from landfill and thereby minimise the future costs to Scottish Borders Council for dealing with waste.”
The 24-year contract will also include the provision of ‘green’ energy using New Earth’s Advanced Thermal Conversion technology to generate 3MW of low-carbon renewable electricity and heat, sufficient for around 3,000 homes and contributing to the region’s renewable energy targets.
New Earth Solutions’ Contracts Director, Richard Brooke, is delighted with the result, “Our appointment as preferred bidder by Scottish Borders Council is particularly pleasing as, subject to contract award, the project represents a broad scope of services to be managed by New Earth and utilises our range of technologies and processes. The Easter Langlee facility will be our farthest north, truly expanding our reach to cover the UK mainland. We look forward to working in partnership with Scottish Borders Council.”
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RHS Announces 2011 Britain in Bloom Finalists
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has announced the finalists for the 2011 RHS Britain in Bloom campaign. This year 77 villages, towns, cities and urban communities from across the UK will be visited by a panel of national RHS Britain in Bloom judges.
RHS Britain in Bloom is one of the largest and most successful horticultural campaigns in Europe, involving over a thousand communities each year. It is perhaps one of the best examples of the Prime Minister’s Big Society initiative with approximately 115,000 volunteers donating an estimated 1.7 million hours of their time to the campaign
The 2011 campaign also sees the launch of the RHS’ new three year partnership with Anglian Home Improvements - the new headline sponsor of RHS Britain in Bloom.
“We are delighted that, after opening up more opportunities for communities to participate in the UK Finals, we have 77 finalists this year, 11 more than last year,” says Stephanie Eynon, RHS Community Horticulture Manager.
“This increase reflects the overall level of participation in the campaign throughout the UK and the tremendous work being done by these communities. RHS Britain in Bloom is all about local community involvement. David Cameron is encouraging people to take a more active interest in their community and the RHS is pleased to be able to demonstrate that people around the country have, through Britain in Bloom, been doing just that for many years.”
She added, “We are also very excited that Anglian Home Improvements is the new headline sponsor. We believe this partnership will help raise further awareness of this campaign and enable the RHS to make Britain in Bloom 2011 its most successful year yet.”
Martin Troughton, Anglian Home Improvements Marketing Director said, “Sponsoring Britain in Bloom is a fantastic opportunity as we share a common purpose in ‘greening’ our communities. Anglian Home Improvements has a range of products to make the home a more energy efficient, greener place to live. By supporting Britain in Bloom, together we can make a tangible impact across Britain.”
The RHS Britain in Bloom campaign is a year-round initiative, which sees communities working to improve their local environments. Some groups are entirely voluntarily run and some work in partnership with their local council.
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