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Kerbside Survey Launched |
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Public Services Department has launched a consultation to
gauge the success of the kerbside recycling trial. The trial
was launched in St Peter Port and St Peter’s last year and
sees items such as newspapers, cardboard, glass and tins
collected direct from the doorstep. More than 1,700 homes are included over the two parishes and now Public Services wants to review the current arrangements. Over the next few days all homes in the scheme should receive a questionnaire from Public Services about whether they use it and if not, why not. In a letter to households, PSD Minister, Deputy Bill Bell, said the Department wants to maximise the trial’s benefits. ‘We have agreed to extend the kerbside recycling trial until the end of this year, during which time we want to review it and that includes getting valuable feedback from householders,’ said Deputy Bell. The questionnaire is the first part of this review and those who want to include contact details can enter a prize draw to win a £50 voucher from Norman Piette Ltd. The Department added that waste issues are exceptionally important in Guernsey at this time and that it needs the input and support of islanders to progress work in waste-related areas such as recycling. ‘These areas do, after all, affect each and every person living in Guernsey,’ said Deputy Bell. ‘The Department is seeking honest feedback and is just as eager to hear from people who do not currently recycle, as those that do,’ he said. Norman Piette Marketing and Sales Manager, Lester Forman, said that supporting the survey was an opportunity to help the States formulate waste strategy. Norman Piette was last year awarded the Keep Guernsey Green Award in recognition of its own waste and recycling policies. ‘All of us need to do what we can to help in reducing waste going to landfill and we believe that the kerbside scheme is worth supporting,’ said Mr Forman. There is the option to return the questionnaire anonymously if people prefer and a pre-paid envelope is also being provided. Householders who do not receive a copy but wish to should contact the Department on 717000.
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Norman Piette keeps it green |
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RECYCLING and reusing waste have become priorities for one
of Guernsey’s biggest builders’ merchants. Norman Piette received the Environment Department’s Keep Guernsey Green award for its eco-friendly methods of rubbish disposal. ‘The vast majority of waste produced is from packaging of imported goods, consisting mainly of cardboard, plywood casings, polythene, wooden pallets and metal banding,’ said managing director Clive Fenner. ‘We are reducing waste by talking to suppliers to keep packaging to a minimum, reusing any waste products wherever possible and recycling through separation before resorting to outright disposal.’ Initiatives include dumping metal and cardboard in dedicated recycling bins. Wooden pallets are reused to carry sand and gravel bags, chopped into firewood or taken to the States agricultural incinerator. Waste vehicle oil is burnt in the workshop heater and timber offcuts are used to heat the sawmill. The company also donates damaged goods such as doors and paint tins to Project Rhino, an organisation supporting conservation and rural development programmes in Africa. Mr Fenner believed the scheme was working. ‘The staff at Norman Piette understand the importance of what we are trying to achieve and have bought into the concept and want to see it work,’ he said. The company has plans to expand the initiative. ‘We are looking at buying a compacting system to make the process more cost-effective and efficient,’ said Mr Fenner. ‘It will also enable us to separate more waste products.’
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Norman Piette Win IOD Training Award |
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More details to follow. |