WASTE RECYCLING
UKWSL are on the case as new contractors for Birmingham Airport
UKWSL have been awarded a contract worth several hundred thousand pounds by OCS Group UK Ltd to provide a wide range of waste management services. The partnership between UKWSL, OCS and Birmingham Airport is designed to invert the waste hierarchy and deliver innovative solutions and market leading environmental credentials.
By inverting the waste hierarchy, UKWSL are delivering a zero-landfill solution from day one of the contract.
The partnership is also looking at a number of innovative solutions specifically focusing on increasing “Reuse” and “Recycling” rates. These projects include coffee cup recycling, reverse vending
machines and charitable “Reuse” partnerships for abandoned luggage. One of these projects involves providing empty suitcases that have been disposed of by passengers to Newlife, the charity for disabled children. Newlife then re-sell or re-use them in one of their six stores, with all profits going towards helping ensure that every disabled child has the best chance in life through the provision of essential equipment.
In October the first cases were collected from Birmingham Airport. Over the course of the next year this partnership has the potential to divert several hundred empty suitcases (equivalent to circa two tonnes of general waste) currently being sent for recovery.
Any suitcases that cannot be used in their current form are recycled by Newlife, ensuring they still have a value with the circular economy. They can be made into either soft flooring for children’s playgrounds or sound reduction boarding.
Commenting on being awarded the contract, UKWSL’s managing director, Max Kanda, said: “We share OCS and Birmingham airport’s commitment to developing an increasing sustainable environment for both passengers and employees. We look forward to helping reduce the amount of waste that is produced and recycling as much material as possible in order to realise its commercial and environmental value.”
SiteZone Safety marks 10 years of ensuring workers’ safety
OCTOBER marked the 10-year anniversary of SiteZone Safety. Originally known as OnGrade, SiteZone Safety focus on improving the safety and efficiency of mobile plant operations.
Its primary objective is to prevent workers from succumbing to work-related collision incidents with vehicles and plant machinery. This is especially relevant in high risk industries, such as construction or waste and recycling, where workers are often in close proximity to vehicles and plant in confined spaces.
SiteZone Safety’s most well-known and successful safety offering is the SiteZone RFID (radio frequency identification) proximity warning system. It was designed to be a safety enhancement to existing safety protocols and it reflects
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the best of harnessing technology for specific safety needs. SiteZone has evolved into a suite of proximity warning products that cater to the various collision risk demands of clients.
In fact, there are 12,000 SiteZone tags being worn by workers across the UK to date.
Gary Escott, director and co- founder of SiteZone Safety, said: “Thanks to the inherent flexibility of SiteZone proximity warning system, it can be tailored to create bespoke anti-collision safety solutions for every client. It wouldn’t be possible without the dedicated SiteZone Safety team, and our partners and technical
collaborators over the last decade.
“We look forward to doing even more to raise the bar on safety at work. We are so proud of how far we’ve come and the positive differences we’ve made – both technologically and in safety terms.”
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