The work that we do not only helps to relieve poverty, but has a major benefit to the environment by saving re-usable items that would otherwise be landfilled or incinerated. This is particularly true for additional activities which we do in addition to our core work.
In the past year we have diverted the following tonnes from landfill:
October - December 2008
No. of collections from individual households: 255
No. of items collected from households: 1329
Tonnage collected from households: 41.7 tonnes
Tonnage collected from local authorities: 6.9 tonnes
Refrigeration units reused: 34 (1.53 tonnes)
Local authority bulky collections: 13.23t
TOTAL TONNAGE FOR QUARTER 63.3 TONNES
July - September 2008
No. of collections from individual households: 313
No. of items collected from households: 1625
Tonnage collected from households: 49.7 tonnes
Tonnage collected from local authorities: 8.3 tonnes
Refrigeration units reused: 41 (1.84 tonnes)
Local authority bulky collections: 14.76t
TOTAL TONNAGE FOR QUARTER 74.4 TONNES
April - June 2008
No. of collections from individual households: 327
No. of items collected from households: 1603
Tonnage collected from households: 49.8 tonnes
Tonnage collected from local authorities: 10.2 tonnes
Refrigeration units reused: 61 (2.74 tonnes)
Local authority bulky collections: 14.28t
TOTAL TONNAGE FOR QUARTER 76.9 TONNES
Jan - March 2008
No. of collections from individual households: 251
No. of items collected from households: 1303
Tonnage collected from households: 42.44 tonnes
Tonnage collected from local authorities: 9.92 tonnes
Refrigeration units reused: 61 (2.74 tonnes)
Local authority bulky collections: 16.47t
TOTAL TONNAGE FOR QUARTER 88.0 TONNES
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