Green Waste Club at Arun

The ‘sterling efforts’ of Arun’s Green Waste Club have diverted over 1,000 tonnes of green materials from landfill over the past few months – and more local people are now being invited to join the Club.

Verdant’s dedicated green waste collection service began in April, with collections made every week from 5,000 Club members, over 1,000 tonnes of green waste, such as grass clippings and prunings, have been diverted from landfill. This helps Arun improve its overall recycling rate and reduce waste disposal costs, while the green waste is converted into compost for resale to garden centres and the like.

Verdant business development director Roger Edwards says: “Arun residents have responded phenomenally to the Green Waste Club concept and their sterling efforts are greatly applauded. The hundreds of tonnes of green waste that they have recycled over the summer are the major reason why the county and district council have agreed to provide additional funding to expand the Club further.

We had to temporarily suspend new member applications in the summer so we could plan and deliver the complex collection and logistics service on which the Club depends. Now we’re all ready to do more and look forward to welcoming more green-fingered recyclers to the Club.”

www.greenwasteclub.co.uk