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A LOCAL waste contractor for Bournemouth has been caught dumping waste into the bins of Boscombe Conservative Club in Haviland, used by MP Tobias Ellwood. The waste contractors, Watson Contract Cleaning Services (CCS), had been paid by the council tax payers to take the rubbish away to correctly dispose of – but instead dumped bin bags inside the club’s commercial waste bin on three consecutive occasions (August 19th, 26th and September 2nd). Manager Tony Carpenter stated the club, on Haviland Road West, pay £1,200 a year to the council for the bins to be collected, but were puzzled how it kept fi lling up after being empty the previous night. Tony said: “My wife went to empty the bottle bank and saw the recycling bin fi lled up with bin bags [even though] it was empty the night before.
“I had a look at the CCTV and there he [a waste contractor staff member] was, so I went back and checked a few
other Sundays.
“It is shocking and rather despicable. This company is paid by council tax payers to take the rubbish away to the proper tip not dump it in our bins.” Representatives of MP Ellwood did not wish to comment on the matter, but agreed by not tackling the issue head on, it opens up a precedent for future perpetrators to do the same. Watson Contract Cleaning Services similarly said it was carrying out an investigation having received a complaint. In a response to the matter, Jamie Dacombe, Director of Watson CCS, stated both parties “have now reached an amicable arrangement”.
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Bournemouth waste contractor dumps rubbish in MP’s offi ce bin
Bournemouth East MP Tobias Ellwood
Willshee’s investment helps major companies with green credentials
BURTON based waste and recycling business Willshee’s are helping McDonald's and other food and drink companies reduce their environmental footprint with its new segregated waste collection vehicle.
A £150k vehicle investment has increased the award-winning company’s fl eet of vehicles to 40, and extended their waste and recycling services across the region to businesses looking to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfi ll.
Their new vehicle collects segregated food and glass at the point of collection and delivers the food waste to a local Anaerobic Digestion (AD) plant, while the glass is sent to a processing facility where it is melted and moulded into new products.
Dean Willshee, Managing Director of Willshee’s, said: “We’re constantly looking for new ways to help our customers meet their environmental obligations as this is increasingly becoming a priority, especially in the food and drink industry.
“Anaerobic digestion is our favoured means of treatment for food waste as
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David Willshee, Dean Willshee, franchise boss Sarah McLean, and McDonald's Business Manager Ash Raven (pictured left to right)
it uses 100% of the waste processed. It creates green energy and a nutrient rich digestate which can be used in the agriculture industry as a fertiliser.
“Our new vehicle is enabling companies, such as McDonald's, to take advantage of more environmentally friendly methods to recycle waste.”
Sarah McLean, franchise owner of 16 McDonald's restaurants in the Midlands, said: "We take our responsibilities very
seriously when it comes to all aspects of the environment.
“More broadly, McDonald's Restaurants Ltd is always looking for ways to improve waste disposal and recycling.
“The new service from Willshee's provides our business with a system to separate out our food and general waste, which in turn is helping us to fulfi l our business target of zero waste to landfi ll by 2020.”
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