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animal bedding unit retired

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The GREAN shredding/baling unit ready to go back to Norwich after 8 years in Golspie.

After eight years service our paper shredding/baling unit has come to the end of its productive life, and production of animal bedding by GREAN has ceased. It is being returned to its manufacturer for refurbishing and reuse. Shredded paper animal bedding was the first product of GREAN in 2002 and the collection of newspaper for shredding was what began our diversion of waste from landfill with 1.5 employees. Increasing pressure on labour and space, together with increasing repair costs prompted the disposal. The product, although proved useful for a number of agricultural options, did not attract much local interest, and the majority of the bales went for horse bedding in the Inner Moray firth area. The funding for this machinery came from the Scottish Executive through The Highland Council which kick started GREAN’s waste diversion activity which now employs 22 full time.


Books

Another new textile/book bank will be placed in Bonar Bridge this week (beginning 18th January 2010), please note that we are urgently needing books of all types, you can put these in the banks with your textiles. All books will be recycled.


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GREAN

grean_logo_16_02_09_200_01Welcome to Golspie Recycling and Environmental Action Network

GREAN runs a kerbside recyclates collection service in East and Central Sutherland on behalf of The Highland Council. In addition we have a Community Garden, a Community Composting site, a bring site for recyclates, and a bicycle reclamation project.  Training placements are provided for a variety of trainees.

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You can read our information brochure here.

Contact us at or on 01408 634253.

Our address is Unit 7, Industrial Estate, Golspie, Sutherland, KW10 6RN.

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