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:
2010 Stats Jan - Mar
No. of collections from individual households..139
No. of items collected from households..........670
Tonnage collected from households............20.94t
Tonnage collected from local authorities.......6.54t
Refrigeration units reused.......................40(2.6t)
Local authority bulky collections tonnage....40,44t
Local authority bulky collections carried out....459
Local authority bulky collections items..........1328
TOTAL TONNAGE FOR QUARTER 68.18 TONNES
April - May 2010
No. of collections from individual households..137
No. of items collected from households..........780
Tonnage collected from households............24.71t
Tonnage collected from local authorities.......6.53t
Refrigeration units reused......................30(1.95t)
Local authority bulky collections tonnage....40,05t
Local authority bulky collections carried out....892
Local authority bulky collections items..........1095
TOTAL TONNAGE FOR QUARTER 79.24 TONNES
2008 Stats
2007 Stats
2006 Stats