Organisation
Coleg Gwent
Located
Gwent
Nature of activities
The college purchased a number of bins to implement a recycling scheme at Coleg Gwent. These included cans, plastic bottles bins as well as paper cup banks .
Grant awards value (inc VAT)
£11562.66
Equipment purchased
14 x Glasdon Gemini Recycling Units
10 x Glasdon Nexus 100 Recycling Units for Plastic Bottles
5 x Glasdon Nexus 100 Recycling Units for Cans
5 x Glasdon Nexus 100 Cup Banks for Paper Cups
Results
Tonnage savings: 7.6 tonnes – with a predicted resource efficiency saving of 45% of general waste volume.
The college commented that since the new recycling bin scheme has only been implemented since September 2009, the percentage saving is expected to rise.
