Welsh waste goes Straight

STRAIGHT, the recycling products group, has won tenders to supply £1.42m of equipment to seven local authorities in Wales.

The Leeds-based business will supply five different types of products for food and kitchen waste collection including its Kerbside Caddy which is made in the UK from recycled plastic.

The tender wins follow the Welsh Assembly's announcement in October 2007 that it is providing £14m in grants to local authorities to boost recycling across

Wales over the next two years.

Commenting on the news, Jonathan Straight, chief executive of Straight, said: “The award of these tenders demonstrates our ability to help local authorities implement their recycling and composting plans and highlights the variety, quality and innovative designs of our products.”

The seven local authorities are Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council, Carmarthenshire County Council, Swansea County Council, Gwynedd Council, Powys County Council and Monmouthshire County Council.