|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New films get the recycling message out
Eight specially-commissioned films are set to get the recycling message out to even more people in Wiltshire.
The films from Wiltshire County Council have been made in conjunction with Wiltshire Wildlife Trust and Hills Waste Solutions Ltd.
They cover household recycling centres and kerbside black box collections as well as looking at what happens to glass, paper, electrical items, garden waste and tin cans and foil.
The films were shot by a professional production team and include interviews with residents, employees working for waste services in the county, Hills Waste Solutions Ltd and the companies which deal with much of the material sent for recycling.
They cover a range of subjects from glass processors in Yorkshire, to a high-tech factory dealing with televisions in South Wales and a centre for recycling textiles in Devizes.
The films are at:www.recycleforwiltshire.com/video.html
and are ideal as school teaching aids or for presentations at community meetings.
Catherine Dixon, waste projects officer at Wiltshire County Council, said: "People are always interested in what happens to the things they send for recycling and these films give them the answers.
"They also allow us to explain how the kerbside black box collections and the household recycling centres work. These services are used by tens of thousands of people so it is important we try to make information about them available.
"We know that Wiltshire residents are keen on recycling - that's why the latest figures for the county are so impressive.
"With these films we hope people will find out a little more about what happens after they've put their black box out or visited a recycling centre."
Residents' interest in recycling also extends to the county's dedicated recycling website which contains a wealth of information.
was developed just over a year ago by the Wiltshire Waste Partnership which is made up of the county and the four district councils. In that time it has already had three million hits and 40,000 unique visitors.
Andy Conn, waste services manager at Wiltshire County Council, said: "It's proving a valuable resource for people who want to know anything from when their black box is due for collection to where their nearest mini-recycling site is and how to recycle particular items.
"It's just one of the ways the Wiltshire Waste Partnership is working with residents to recycle more."
ENDS
|
|
|
|
