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NE recycling helps raise £1,000

Thanks to the recycling efforts of North East residents, Durham-based Premier Waste Management has made a donation of £1,000 to local charity Traidcraft Exchange. The money was raised through the Kerb-it recycling scheme, which donates £1 to charity for every tonne of waste recycled.

Heather Thompson, from Traidcraft Exchange’s International Development Department, said: “1,000 tonnes of waste into a £1,000 donation shows that you really can turn trash into cash. We are really grateful to Premier Waste Management for this donation, which will be used to help poor producers in the developing world to trade themselves out of poverty.”

Traidcraft Exchange, based in Team Valley, Gateshead, specialise in making trade work for the poor in developing countries. Recycling and trade are particularly relevant at present, with World Fair Trade Day on Saturday 10 May focusing on fair trade and ecology. Traidcraft Exchange is currently managing 14 major projects with a total value of about £5.5 million. These projects are directly benefiting 350,000 poor people overseas, with a further 1.4 million indirectly benefiting.

Tony Hitchens, head of marketing at Premier Waste Management, said: “We are happy to support the work of Traidcraft. By donating money based on the amount of recyclables collected, we can reward the hard work by householders and benefit local charities.” For more information email media@traidcraft.co.uk.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .