Springback partner in Edinburgh mattress recycling

Springback partner in Edinburgh mattress recycling

By Per Fischer
27.03.07

FEAT Enterprises Springback project will partner with Edinburgh City council in a one-year mattress recycling project funded by the Strategic Waste Fund.

The new project will start at 2 April 2007 at the council’s waste transfer station at Powderhall. Approximately 15,600 mattresses a year are delivered to Powderhall, which means that in the region of 360 tonnes of waste could be recycled during the pilot project.

Pauline Hinchion, Chief Executive of FEAT Enterprises said: “FEAT Enterprises is delighted to be working in partnership with The City of Edinburgh Council to divert mattresses from landfill. “Mattresses are a particularly difficult waste stream, which should not be landfilled. The City of Edinburgh Council recognises the environmental damage that landfilling of mattresses can do and are anxious, as we are, to make the pilot work successfully.”

Councillor Robert Cairns, the Executive Member for Environment and Streetscape, said: “I welcome this collaboration between SpringBack and the Council as a chance to help achieve the aims of the Waste Aware campaign by diverting waste from landfill.”

The total cost of the pilot project is £65,707. The Scottish Executive’s Strategic Waste Fund grant accounts for £44,065, while the Council has contributed £16,610 from landfill tax and gate fee savings, along with £5,032 from FEAT Enterprises.

FEAT Enterprises were awarded CRNS Member of the Year 2005, and aim to provide real job opportunities at a real wage for people who are disadvantaged in the labour market as a result of disabilities or other issues