WASTE RECYCLING
Manchester start-up Dsposal cleans up with government backing
A FAST-growing clean tech start-up launched in Manchester is celebrating after winning a fi ve-fi gure government contract to help combat waste crime.
Dsposal, set up by CEO Tom Passmore and COO Sophie Walker, was launched in March 2018 with a mission to make it easy for everyone to fi nd the right place for their waste and tackle the national fl y- tipping epidemic.
The company has won an £80,000 contract to research how to develop a smart waste tracking system for the entire UK.
Sophie said: "Dsposal is the fi rst interconnected, collaborative waste management platform for everyone. We’re on a mission to help tackle waste crime, promote waste as a valuable resource and drive the circular economy.”
Dsposal is one of fi ve companies across
the UK to have been awarded this contract. The start-up is also in the running to be one of two potential projects that could be chosen for an additional £500,000 of second- phase funding under the new GovTech Catalyst scheme which, if successful, would start later this year.
"Winning this contract is a testament to all the work that we've put in and reassures us that we're on the right track,” Sophie added. “It’s a huge challenge; the waste industry is very complex, but it’s also an enormous opportunity. We need to be bold and use this chance to do something transformative. Waste is in the public eye like never before and we must seize this chance to deliver solutions that move the country towards resource
Dsposal’s developer Georgios Rovolis (left) with company founders Tom Passmore and Sophie Walker
effi ciency and help us deliver on the Government’s ambitious Resources and Waste Strategy.”
Independently Tested and Approved Systems UK Coverage Industry Leading Response Times 24 Hour Support and Call-Out Assistance All Engineers are Independently Certified Automatic - Requiring No Electricity to Operate
The UK’s Leading Fire Suppression Company 0800 151 0249 |
sales@fireward.co.uk |
fireward.co.uk
SHWM March, 2019 31
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64
