Press Release

New Box Service Launched

Wednesday 16th April 2008

Many local residents had their first black box collection this week as the new kerbside recycling service started in 12,000 homes across Derry City.

The Mayor Alderman Drew Thompson, pictured with Waste Minimisation Officer with Derry City Council, Julie Hannaway, , and Eddie Porter, supervisor with Bryson Recycling, pictured at the commencement of the Kerbie Bin Collection Service across 12,000 homes in the Council area.

Operated by the social enterprise company, Bryson Recycling the “Kerbie” collections allow householders to recycle a wide range of items direct from their home, including glass, clothes, foil, tetrapaks, batteries, oil, paint, tools and small electrical appliances.

The Mayor, Alderman Drew Thompson joined the local Bryson collection crew this week:

“Derry City Council is delighted to introduce this new recycling service, which is completely unique to Northern Ireland. The launch of the black box service is very timely in light of the intense pressure which local authorities are coming under to meet stringent targets in terms of the amount of wastes we send to landfill. This service will undoubtedly help to boost local recycling rates”.

Eric Randall, Director of Bryson Recycling urged local residents to support the service:

“The success of this recycling service is completely dependent on the participation of the local residents and I would urge them to make full use of it. We delivered information leaflets with the boxes with collection calendars, but if residents are unsure of how the service works they can get further information at www.brysonrecycling.co.uk or by contacting our office on 028 9084 8494”.

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Notes To Editor

• Bryson Recycling is a social enterprise owned by the Bryson Charitable Group and the ECT Group.
• Other Bryson Charitable Group activities delivered in the Derry City Council area include the “Sort it out” school‘s education programme, Partnership Care West and the Northern Ireland Energy Agency.
• Bryson began recycling in 1993 with the launch of the still popular Cash for Cans service.
• The box service is currently delivered in partnership with seven local authorities, Armagh, Ballymena, Banbridge, Belfast, Carrickfergus, Castlereagh and Newtownabbey.
• Bryson Recycling currently provides a kerbside box service to 190,000 households (over 25% of Northern Ireland homes).
• Bryson Recycling now processes approximately 60% of household recyclables collected at the kerbside in Northern Ireland.
• The commercial collection service was launched in 2003, and currently operates in over 600 businesses and schools.
• Bryson Recycling operates two depots, in Mallusk and Banbridge.
• Bryson Recycling currently employs 200 members of staff.
• Bryson Recycling expect to recycle around 55,000 tonnes of material this year.

All media enquiries to Claire McCallum, Bryson Recycling on 028 9083 1813 or Adele McCourt, Derry City Council, Tel. 038 7137 6504.

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