Corus commits to community recycling of steel in Barnsley
05 Dec 2003
Rabbit Recycling is a community recycling company which was set up in September 2003 by the North Barnsley Partnership. The company has been running a kerbside collection scheme in Royston, Carlton, Shafton and Monk Bretton since the end of 2003. Three electric kerbside vehicles currently collect glass, cans, paper and textiles from over 9,000 households in these areas. The company believes that it could collect a potential 50 tonnes of steel cans per year equivalent to 1.25 million cans! Alongside Rabbit Recycling’s collection scheme, Barnsley Council also operates a number of its own kerbside collection schemes, however at present, these schemes only collect paper and glass to be recycled. Recycling is clearly popular with residents in Barnsley who have expressed their desire to recycle other materials such as cans, textiles and plastic.
Rabbit Recycling approached Corus Steel Packaging Recycling (CSPR), Corus' centre of expertise on steel packaging recycling, to ask for their support. CSPR has responded by committing a grant of £5000, which will help Rabbit Recycling to purchase new baling equipment. This equipment can create compact bales of steel cans which are easier to handle than loose cans and can be transported to steel reprocessing plants more cost effectively.
David Williams, CSPR's Commercial Manager and Recycling Development Representative for the North and Scotland commented: "Rabbit Recycling is a great example of a company which is truly committed to working with the community and raising awareness of the importance of recycling. They are proving that a multi-material approach to kerbside collection – with the inclusion of steel cans - is very effective and for that reason, CSPR is delighted to support their activity with this funding."
Corus Steel Packaging Recycling (CSPR) is Corus' centre of technical and communications expertise on steel packaging recycling. It aims to facilitate and promote the recovery and recycling of all types of steel packaging in the UK. Its objectives are to provide an end market for the recovered material, to increase the recycling infrastructure for steel packaging through the strategic application of PRN revenue, to provide advice and technical information to public, private and not-for-profit organisations on recovery schemes and to raise environmental awareness among consumers and the commercial sector. Most cans found in the home - often called "tins" - are actually made of steel. They include food cans, pet food cans, drinks cans, aerosols, paint cans, etc. They are easily recyclable and all contain around 25% recycled steel. For further information, please visit www.cspr.co.uk
