Recycling boost for landfill and charity

ANDY Burnham has hailed a recycling scheme which has resulted in waste goods from Greater Manchester households heading to landfill plummet from 20 per cent to 0.5pc and brought in more than £3m for his charity iniatives.

- By NICK JACKSON Local Democracy Reporting Service

The city region mayor was visiting the Renew Hub at Trafford Park, where unwanted items are stored before they are repaired and upcycled and made available to people at affordable prices.

He tried his hand at upholstering and saw how top-of-the-range bicycles which had been dumped were being turned into affordable bikes for the less well-off.

Other items included furniture like settees and chairs, TVs and electrical goods.

It's an initiative that was born out of the waste contract between the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and the contractor SUEZ forged several years ago.