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News Release from: J & G Environmental
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 08 November 2006
St Ives Waste Management Contract Goes
to J And G
The St Ives general and multi-media print group has awarded a three year waste management contract to J and G Environmental, the Blandford (UK) print waste management specialist.
The St Ives general and multi-media print group has awarded a three year waste management contract to J and G Environmental, the Blandford (UK) print waste management specialist A feature of the contract is that in addition to handling the collection, recycling and disposal of all hazardous waste, aluminium plates and fluorescent tubes, J and G will also handle redundant IT waste, ensuring it is disposed of correctly to comply with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive, which is due to be implemented next year
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 18 May 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Health safety and environmental adviser Geoff Court, who is responsible for determining and implementing the St Ives group's waste management programme, said the whole operation was being reorganised to minimise the impact of rising landfill costs by the reduction of waste sent to landfill and the maximisation of recycling opportunities.
Court commented: "With support from J and G we have identified and implemented new waste storage and handling procedures and our staff are now categorising all wastes according to their disposal requirements, as well as separating those waste materials that can be recycled.
Having J and G on board means that we can fulfil both our duty of care obligations and comply with the group's commitment to a high level of environmental management." The new practices are proving to be highly successful added Court.
The proportion of waste materials, which are recycled has increased, resulting in a reduction in the amount of waste sent to landfill.
As a consequence, savings have been made that are likely to improve still further.
In the 2005-2006 financial year St Ives' UK sites showed a net reduction of just under 20 per cent in the amount of waste sent to landfill compared to the previous 12 months.
"Working with J and G has enabled us to put in place a better managed and structured system with regularised paperwork which gives us a record of exactly what is happening to our hazardous and recyclable waste," added Court.
J and G's waste management service is claimed by the company to be designed to maximise the printing industry's recycling potential.
Currently 85 per cent of waste collected by the company is effectively recycled and it added that its target is to reach 93 per cent in the near future.
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