WASTE RECYCLING
Hamilton is running waste right out of town
A COMBINED total of 6,000 runners took to the roads of East Lothian in the annual Scottish Half Marathon and 10k ‒ and following closely behind was a team of Hamilton Waste & Recycling operatives to clear up any mess left behind.
Whilst many runners doubtless surpassed their own personal bests, Hamilton nailed its target of 100% diversion from landfill.
Hamilton was able to draw on its experience of sponsoring June’s Edinburgh Marathon Festival to deliver
an outstanding waste and recycling operation at the event. Participants seemed to respond particularly well to the friendly but firm push to take responsibility for their own waste: one plastic water bottle bin was strategically positioned at every mile marker with further containers placed at each hydration station.
Out of a total 3.77 tonnes of waste generated at the event, a staggering 84.6% was recycled and turned into products and 15.4% was recovered for
SRF (Solid Recovered Fuels used to offset fossil fuels). Even the residual water from the plastic bottles was collected, decanted into Hamilton’s water capture tanks and used on site for dust suppression whilst excess clothing shed at the start line was collected and taken away for charitable use.
These impressive results demonstrate Hamilton’s firm commitment to its wider healthy planet strategy and lend support to their bid to be the greenest waste company in town.
Topolytics wins funding to build the UK’s first digital waste tracking system
AWARD-winning data analytics business Topolytics has been awarded £500,000 to build a prototype for a UK-wide comprehensive waste tracking system. The system will monitor and analyse all waste transactions across the UK every year.
The system will enable the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and the environmental regulators in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to generate an up-to-date view of patterns of waste movements, enable better oversight, drive improvements in the waste system and support efforts to counter waste crime.
The project is administered by DEFRA under the UK GovTech Catalyst programme. It builds on a Phase 1 feasibility study undertaken by Topolytics in early 2019 in which the company collaborated with the Ordnance Survey
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to define how the waste tracking system could work. Topolytics and consultancy company Anthesis each received an award as part of the government’s £20 million GovTech Catalyst fund
which supports the development of innovative solutions.
Commenting on the project, Dr. Michael Groves, Topolytics’ founder and CEO said: “This is a truly ground-breaking project and one that we are proud to be working on. It will transform waste regulation and the industry in the UK and has significant international potential.
“It further validates our use of machine learning, mapping, sensor systems and cutting-edge software to enable the waste industry to maximise the utility of materials and enable the circular economy.”
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