BLUE PETER WORKS WITH VERDANT AND GREENSTAR

Tues 24 March - A Blue Peter broadcast included 5 minutes of presenter Andy Akinwolere joining a Verdant recycling collection crew on its Stratford upon Avon District Council contract before following his collected recyclables to Greenstar's super MRF at Aldridge, near Birmingham, where he helped process them while explaining what happens with recycling.

Photo shows left to right: Simon Wells, Verdant foreman/ driver; Blue Peter presenter Andy Akinwolere; Verdant loader Alan Webb; and Verdant contract supervisor, Roy Compton.