PRESS INFORMATION ISSUED ON BEHALF OF:
Waste King Ltd
3 Homefield Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4BZ
www.wasteking.co.uk
31st January 2012
Waste King's Charity Collection Points Benefit Everyone and the
Environment
A recycling point for clothes and shoes, installed last year at
Waste King's premises in the Frogmore Industrial Estate in Hemel
Hempstead, has proved so popular that it's been filled - and emptied
- over 50 times. This has helped to raise funds for Waste King's
chosen charities of the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and the
Salvation Army.
Waste King - the environmentally-friendly specialist collections,
clearance and recycling company - also installed a 'bank' for
unwanted used books, DVDs and so on. The proceeds from this
recycling activity have also gone to the BHF.
Waste King's managing director, Glenn Currie, commented: "Waste
King's operating ethos is to recycle as much as possible of the
waste materials it collects. We guarantee to recycle at least 85 per
cent of all the waste that Waste King collects but, in reality, the
figure is now over 90 per cent.
"As part of our corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy, we
wanted to promote the benefits of recycling not just in
environmental terms - helpful though that is - but also in terms of
directly benefiting people, through the work of the BHF and the
Salvation Army," he said.
"These collection points at our premises are enabling other people's
waste materials to benefit those in need."
According to the Salvation Army. most clothes have at least 70% of
their useful life left when their owner disposes of them. The income
that the Salvation Army receives from its recycling activities helps
to fund beds for the homeless, cups of tea for the thirsty and food
for the hungry.
Currie commented: "Surprisingly, our policy of linking with
charities in this way appears to be pretty ground-breaking stuff for
a waste management company.
"We're now networked with a number of other, well established
organisations across the UK that re-use and recycle. It's a strategy
that benefits everyone - and the environment."
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About Waste King Ltd
A specialist collections, clearance and recycling company, Waste
King serves the domestic and commercial markets. It focuses not only
on providing a friendly, efficient, cost-effective service but also
one which is environmentally friendly. In particular, Waste King's
uniformed, Environment Agency-licensed staff take time to ensure
that the maximum amount of waste can be recycled and that all the
waste it collects is disposed of in an environmentally friendly way.
Waste King was formed, in 2007, by Glenn Currie and Andy Cattigan,
who had experience in sales and IT respectively and were keen to 'do
something to help the environment'.
Further information from:
Glenn Currie,
Waste King Ltd, 0800 234 3657 / 07761 577001;
glenn.currie@wasteking.co.uk
Bob Little,
Bob Little Press & PR, 01727 860405;
bob.little@boblittlepr.com
