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:
Jan - March 2008
No. of collections from individual households: 251No. 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)
TOTAL TONNAGE FOR QUARTER 71.5 TONNES
Total Figures for 2007-08
No. of collections from individual households: 1002No. of items collected from households: 5085
Tonnage collected from households: 156.71 tonnes
Tonnage collected from local authorities: 45.78 tonnes
Refrigeration units reused: 293 (13.18 tonnes)
TOTAL TONNAGE FOR QUARTER 294.17 TONNES
October - December 2007
No. of collections from individual households: 280No. of items collected from households: 1426
Tonnage collected from households: 41.48 tonnes
Tonnage collected from local authorities: 10.63 tonnes
Refrigeration units reused: 57 (2.56 tonnes)
TOTAL TONNAGE FOR QUARTER 72.9 TONNES
July - September 2007
No. of collections from individual households: 227No. of items collected from households: 1119
Tonnage collected from households: 35.6 tonnes
Tonnage collected from local authorities: 10.6 tonnes
Refrigeration units reused: 101 (4.5 tonnes)
TOTAL TONNAGE FOR QUARTER 74.5 TONNES
April - June 2007
No. of collections from individual households: 244No. of items collected from households: 1237
Tonnage collected from households: 37.1 tonnes
Tonnage collected from local authorities: 15.17 tonnes
Refrigeration units reused: 74 (3.3 tonnes)
TOTAL TONNAGE FOR QUARTER 77.4 TONNES
January - March 2007
No. of collections from individual households: 242No. of items collected from households: 1094
Tonnage collected from households: 34.05 tonnes
Tonnage collected from local authorities: 13.82 tonnes
Refrigeration units reused: 95 (4.7 tonnes)
TOTAL TONNAGE FOR QUARTER 72.1 TONNES
October - December 2006
No. of collections from individual households: 283No. of items collected from households: 1298
Tonnage collected from households: 38.84 tonnes
Tonnage collected from local authorities: 16.63 tonnes
Refrigeration units reused: 102 (4.5 tonnes)
TOTAL TONNAGE FOR QUARTER 67.9 TONNES
April-June 2006
No. of collections from individual households: 397No. of items collected from households: 1389
Tonnage collected from households: 42.2 tonnes
Tonnage collected from local authorities: 24.4 tonnes
Refrigeration units reused: 149 (6.7 tonnes)
TOTAL TONNAGE FOR QUARTER 73.3 TONNES
Jan-March 2006
No. of collections from individual households: 350No. of items collected from households: 1118
Tonnage collected from households: 42.9 tonnes
Tonnage collected from local authorities 44.6 tonnes
Refrigeration units reused: 93 (4.2 tonnes)
TOTAL TONNAGE FOR QUARTER 91.7 TONNES
October - December 2005
No. of collections from individual households: 318No. of items collected from households: 1140
Tonnage collected from households: 35.5 tonnes
Tonnage collected from local authorities: 34.3 tonnes
Refrigeration units reused: 151 (6.8 tonnes)
TOTAL TONNAGE FOR QUARTER 76.6 TONNES