700 Mattresses Extracted from Waste Stream Each Week in North London 回收 Trial

North London Waste Authority (NLWA) is proud to announce that from Monday 21 June 2021, a trial of 床垫回收 commenced in north London. In line with NLWA’s ambition to extract maximum value from waste, this initiative represents a significant investment in the circular economy, extending the life of valuable materials such as steel, 棉和聚酯. Mattresses are a very difficult product for waste authorities. 这是因为它们的大小, the challenge of managing all the range of materials they contain 和 the sheer numbers of mattresses which are thrown away every year. NLWA决心克服这一困难. 作为英国第二大废物管理机构, 服务超过200万人, the Authority is using its scale to promote 床垫回收, achieve a better environmental outcome 和 support jobs in 和 around London delivering this pioneering recycling service. This new service is expected to save hundreds of tonnes of waste per year.

The trial is being delivered in partnership with NLWA’s wholly-owned contractor, 九五至尊老品牌i. Utilising the capacity of NLWA’s newly-acquired Wembley waste transfer station 和 recycling plant, mattresses which otherwise would have gone to waste will be put aside for collection 和 recycling. This includes mattresses collected by dedicated fly-tip collection crews who go out daily, clearing illegally dumped waste from north London’s streets. NLWA 和 partners will start collecting mattresses for recycling from all seven of NLWA’s reuse 和 recycling centres (RRCs), with dedicated recycling bays in place at two of the sites: Summers Lane in Barnet, 和沃尔瑟姆森林的南通道.

It’s thought that the trial could see up to 700 mattresses recycled every week, 相当于18吨左右. 床垫可以由多达 17种不同的组件材料. North London’s mattresses will go to a recycling facility in London to be deconstructed 和 separated into component materials. Around 90% of the mattress materials will get recycled, with any remaining non-recyclable material going to energy from waste.

Despite offering one of the most extensive recycling services in the country, 和 already recycling over 73% of materials brought to RRCs, north London’s recycling rate remains around 30%. Cllr. 克莱德Loakes, Chair of NLWA said: “We know there are lots of really committed recyclers in north London. But in order to make meaningful progress in the fight against climate change, 每个人都需要尽自己的一份力. That means we need Government to lead systemic change through legislation like their proposed deposit return scheme 和 extended producer responsibility. 但九五至尊5老品牌也会尽九五至尊5老品牌所能. That’s why we’ve worked with our partners to try to make the recycling of mattresses – historically hard-to-recycle - a reality in north London. “连同九五至尊5老品牌的巴尼特选区, 卡姆登, 恩菲尔德, 哈克尼, 哈林盖, 伊斯灵顿和沃尔瑟姆森林, we prioritise 和 promote the most sustainable management of waste 和 resources wherever we can. That’s why we have been running our ambitious waste reduction programme for well over a decade now – providing the information 和 opportunity for residents to extend the life of a whole range of items. 九五至尊5老品牌将继续创新, explore 和 invest so that we find the best possible environmental approach to the management of north London’s waste 和 recycling - 和 at every step of the its journey.”

吉姆·肯德尔, 九五至尊老品牌i能源有限公司董事总经理, 他说:“在九五至尊老品牌i能源公司, we are committed to making our practices as circular as possible: at our RRCs, good quality items are put aside to be sold in our reuse shop; we have increased our capacity to extract recyclables from bulky waste at our Wembley waste transfer station, 和, 最重要的是, we provide a sustainable solution to the disposal of non-recyclable waste through our energy from waste plant. “Waste 和 resources may arrive with us at the point when residents no longer want or need them, but we are determined that doesn’t need to be the end of the line. We are proud to be leading the way with this 床垫回收 trial, 并对它提供的可能性感到兴奋.”