Project Integra - Press Release



	NOW That’s What I Call Recycling Ever wondered what to do with the embarrassing records, tapes and Cds in your collection? For an environmentally-friendly solution which will benefit the Third World, look no further than Hampshire County Council. An Oxfam recycling bank, which takes books, CDs, tapes, records and videos, has joined the other recycling containers on the top deck of the County Council’s Sussex Street multi-storey car park in Winchester, giving staff, councillors, visitors and local residents the opportunity to recycle unwanted possessions rather than throw them away. Bagged donations of books, CDs, tapes, records and videos are sold in Oxfam shops nationwide to raise funds for life-saving projects in developing countries. The new bank sits next to the Humana textile bank, which takes bagged clothes, shoes, handbags, linen, towels and soft toys. Also on the top deck car park is a bank which takes plastic bottles (no lids please), food and drinks cans (all washed and squashed!), paper and cardboard, magazines and catalogues. There are also glass recycling banks for different coloured bottles and jars (blue glass can go in with green bottles). Christmas is a time of increased consumption - not just of turkey, but of consumer items which can produce a lot of packaging waste. Angela Bethell, Waste Promotions Officer at Hampshire County Council, suggests the following tips for a greener Christmas: If you are buying Christmas cards and wrapping paper, try and make sure they are made from recycled materials. If you work in a big organisation, why not follow the example of the 500 staff in the County Council’s Environment Grouping and cut down on Christmas cards - after all, 500 staff sending 20 cards each equates to 10,000 cards! Instead, put a Christmas message on your department’s noticeboard and making a donation to a charity of your choice with the money saved. Remember to take your Christmas tree along to your local household waste recycling centre to be made into chippings and turned into Pro-Grow soil conditioner Turn old Christmas cards into gift tags, and re-use presentation boxes, bags and wrapping paper Christmas cards can also be recycled at the top deck multi-bank or at some retail outlets All this contributes towards Hampshire’s "War on Waste" run by the long-term integrated waste management strategy, Project Integra. Hampshire County Council is just one of the Project Integra partners who are trying to reduce the amount of household waste produced in Hampshire and to maximise recycling. Note to editors: The War on Waste campaign is run by Project Integra, a long-term integrated waste management strategy which is a joint initiative between the county, district and unitary authorities of Hampshire and private waste contractor Hampshire Waste Services. For more information on the War on Waste, contact Karen Butt on (01962) 847003. 20 November 1998 For further information please contact Karen Butt on 01962 847003 or Lorna Shearman on 01962 847368.

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