Creed Park Update

Zero Waste Western
Isles
WINTER 2014
Creed Park Update
One of the first questions that the Zero Waste Team are asked is “Is my recycling really recycled?”
The answer is YES. Everything that is put into your blue and green recycling bins is taken to
the Creed Park Recycling Plant for processing. The waste is sorted by hand, baled and sent to
the mainland for further processing. As the waste is sorted by hand, this is the reason that we
ask that items are rinsed and reasonably clean.
It is also important to put the correct items in for recycling as it cost time and money to
remove the contamination. In order for this service and the organic collection to work, we need
to ensure that there is NO contamination. The mixed recycling and organic bins will be
randomly checked and if there is any contamination found, the bin will be tagged to Organic bin containing items which
inform the householder of the error.
should have been deposited in
mixed recycling and glass bins.
Dry Recyclates (plastics, cans, paper, glass) Collected
Lewis & Harris
1400
Uist & Barra
1200
1000
800
Tonnes
We now have 82% coverage of
Lewis and Harris with the dry mixed
kerbside recycling collection, and
100% of Uist and Barra. Our recycling
rate for this year is currently at 33.6%
which is an improvement of more than
10% over the last four years:
600
Organic & Garden waste—2350
tonnes
400
Dry Mixed Recycling—1873 tonnes
200
Mixed recycling bin tagged
due to contamination by
organic material.
Glass—1026 tonnes
0
2008/9
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
We have also been working closely with Commercial Customers this year to help them ensure that they are
compliant with Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2012. These regulations state that businesses must take all
reasonable steps to recycle as much waste as possible.
We hope, that with everyone's help our recycling figures will continue to improve, and in turn save us all money.
Conveyor belt being loaded
with recycling material
Recycling material being sorted
and separated
Separated bales awaiting
dispatch to mainland
That’s it for 2014 – a huge thank you to everyone who has helped to make this year such a
success, and a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from us all at
Zero Waste Western Isles!
Zero Waste Western Isles 01851 709900
[email protected]
www.cne-siar.gov.uk/recycling
Recycling Services in Uist & Barra
The
Comhairles’s
Zero
Waste
Team
would like to thank
the
residents
and
visitors
in
the
Western
Isles
for
their
continued
support
and
commitment
to
recycling. Comhairle
nan Eilean Siar offer a
range of recycling
facilities
throughout
Uist & Barra, so no
matter what area you
are in, you should
have recycling bins
for plastic/cans, and
paper/card, and there
should be a recycling
bank situated nearby
for you to use for
glass recycling.
Comhairle nan Eilean
Siar have introduced
a
new
colour
separated
glass
recycl in g
servi ce
throughout Uist. This
new service allows
householders,
and
visitors, to recycle
glass bottles and jars
in
purpose
built
recycling
banks,
which
allows
the
disposal of separate
coloured glass.
During 2014
the
following
tonnages
were
recycled
and
diverted from Landfill.
These banks can be
found at :
Glass 92.4 tonnes
Berneray,Lochmaddy,
Sol l as,
Bayh ead ,
Clachan,
Waste
Transfer Station, C.A.
Site
Rueval,
Balivanich, Creagorry,
I o c h d a r ,
Stoneybridge,
D a l i b u r g h ,
Lochboisdale
and
Eriskay.
Paper/Card 293 tonnes
Plastic/Cans 90.8 tonnes
Progression through Partnership
“We didn't realise that
there are so many exiting
educational
opportunities available to
us through the Creed
Park Plant.”
Skills Development
Scotland
The Team took part in
the
‘Progression
through
Partnership’
event by taking a
workshop. The event
is run by Education &
Children’s Services &
Partners. The event is
to improve
young
peoples
(+16)
transition towards and
into employment. The
workshop
was
well
attended and received,
with many there not
realising the potential
of Creed Park as an
Educational
facility.
Key
note
speakers
Christine
Greig
&
Debbie McCall, Scottish
Government,
were
very impressed at the
work that has been
done throughout the
Western
Isles
in
improving employment
prospects for young
people.
Please remember to use your local recycling centre over the festive
period. Situated centrally these sites are manned, so there will always be
someone there to help you dispose of your items. At the sites there are
skips for various types of materials such as Wood/ Timber, Metals,
General Waste, Green Waste and Electricals. Please check Comhairle nan
Eilean Siar website for festive opening times of individual sites.
Take your real Christmas tree to one
of our household waste recycling
centres—save space in your
organic bin for food preparation
scraps and all that leftover food!
European Week for Waste Reduction
Euorpean Week for
Waste
Reduction,
which ran from 22–
30th November, is all
a b o u t
L o c a l
A u t h o r i t i e s ,
community
groups,
businesses,
schools
and
universities
across Europe raising
awareness of what
people can do to
reduce
waste
by
making changes to
their
everyday
behaviour. This year,
European Week for
Waste Reduction also
had a special focus on
food waste.
Every
year 380,000 tonnes
of food and drink is
thrown away – this
costs the Scottish
public
over
£1bn
every year.
The
team had a number
o f
d i s p l a y s
throughout the week,
making
themselves
available to answer
any questions the
public had regarding
food
waste
and
recycling.
The
displays were well
attended.
Keeping our islands clean
and green!
Sharon Moving On
Sharon
MacDonald,
who has been with
Zero Waste for 10
years has moved to
pastures new.
We
wish Sharon all the
best for her future
venture and thank her
for all her hard work
over the last 10 ten
years.
We’ll miss
you!
The issue of lack of available recycling
at local popular areas was brought to
the Teams attention. So you may now
have noticed new
recycling bin housings at
certain sights throughout
the islands. This will
enable locals and tourists
alike to recycle where ever they are.
Local Volunteer Cleans Gress Beach
Ann Palmer of Gress,
has volunteered her
services to clean litter
off Gress beach on a
regular basis. Ann
had seen a TV programme
which
showed a volunteer
offering their services
to collect refuse off
Snowden and thought
that it was a great
idea. She has been
supplied with a litter
picker, high visibility
vest, gloves and bags
by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. Ann has
picked up a wide
range of items from
the beach, ranging
from linoleum to car
bumpers!
Ann and
Comhairle nan Eilean
Siar hope that this
will encourage other
people to do the
same in their area
and help keep our
beaches clean. If you
would like to volunteer your services to
keep your local area
litter free, please contact us to discuss this
further.
GLASS
RECYCLING
Glass ONLY in
MIXED
RECYCLING
CLEAN hard plastic.
Juice/ milk bottles/
tins & cans/ aerosols/
clean paper/ newspaper/
ORGANIC
All food waste/
grass cuttings/
hedge
trimmings/ thick
card/ dirty or
soiled paper/
Zero Waste Western Isles
Creed Park Enterprise Park, Lochs Road
Isle of Lewis HS2 9JB
Zero Waste Western Isles 01851 709900
[email protected]
NON RECYCLABLE
WASTE
Anything that can’t
be recycled.
Plastic bags/ nappies/
wipes/ cat