‘ALICE’  - A Disney Film Production – (Waste) Managed by TQ Recycling!
October 2008

TQ Recycling can claim another first.

The latest Disney film called ‘Alice’, based on the stories of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ and ‘Alice’s adventures through the looking Glass’ is being filmed on location in the West Country, primarily at the National Trust property at Anthony House, Torpoint.

During initial site investigations Disney’s UK production company, Bandersnatch Productions, mentioned to the National Trust that they would like to be as environmentally responsible as possible with the considerable amount of waste that would be produced on site – “look no further than TQ Recycling!” said the management of the National Trust (themselves long-standing TQ customers)

Bandersnatch met with TQ Recycling and set a number of waste management challenges for the full six weeks of filming at Antony House:-

  provide a diverse range of bins and containers in all production areas of the set for up to 700 people during the filming period
  maximise the recovery of waste for recycling
  provide collection times to suit the demanding filming schedule of the production company
  advise on the procurement of building materials and set materials, i.e. plastic ground covers, to ensure they could be recovered for recycling
  provide a strategy for segregation of construction and demolition waste

TQ Recycling delivered a comprehensive solution within days and implemented the plan during three distinct stages of the production:

Stage 1 Construction

During the construction phase wood, cardboard and plastics were collected from the construction of the sets.

Stage 2 Filming

With a population of 700 production crew, actors and extras on site each day, Stage 2 was the longest and most demanding:

TQ Recycling designated various locations as “primary waste management areas” and strategically positioned a variety of 50 large bins and containers around the site. Everything possible was recycled, including glass, plastic bottles, drink cans and paper from the many catering facilities that supported the film crews.

TQ arranged flexible collection rounds were to suit the production company and the facility for on-demand collections were also made available.

Stage 3 Demolition and Clear up

The clear down of the site had to be carefully managed to ensure that the plastics specifically chosen for their recyclable characteristics were fully recovered from the film set, and that Anthony House was returned to the National Trust in pristine condition – not even footprints could be seen through the looking glass!

Steve Tooke of TQ Recycling said ‘the contract was great for TQ and that Johnny Depp sure is a great guy!”

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New plant to transform Devon’s trade and domestic recycling capability
September 2008

A state-of-the-art recycling plant that could transform trade and domestic recycling services in Devon has been given the go-ahead.

Kingsbridge company TQ Recycling LLP has been granted planning permission to install the £1,000,000 Material Recovery Facility (MRF) at its site at Tor Quarry.

The new facility will enable businesses – and councils if they choose – to recycle many plastic materials that until now have been sent to landfill.

Among others, these include yoghurt and plant pots, cling film and bubble wrap. Collectively these ‘wasted’ plastics take up a significant proportion of the average household bin. The facility will also accept glass, cardboard, paper, aluminium and steel cans.

Using the latest optical sorting technology, the MRF will be able to sort up to 30,000 tonnes of material annually – three times the amount of recycling collected in Torbay each year.

Sorted recycling will then be baled and sent for reprocessing.

The specification for the 6500sq ft building, which should be operational by Spring 2009, includes an educational viewing platform, solar panels and rainwater harvesting.

The new facility will be available to TQ Recycling’s own business customers, other waste contractors and local authorities in the area.

TQ Recycling is Devon’s premier trade recycling collection service, uniquely offering trade collections for glass, cardboard, paper, plastics and aluminium and steel cans to businesses across the county.

Since its inception in July 2007, it has recycled more than 7,000 tonnes of trade waste from over 300 businesses in Devon and Cornwall. Clients include the National Trust, Caravan Club, tourist attractions such as Kent’s Cavern and many pubs, hotels and restaurants.

The company is currently managing an innovative solution for collecting recyclable materials from the Alice in Wonderland film set at Antony House, Torpoint.

Under EU law, all businesses to have duty of care to pre-treat their waste to minimise the amount sent to landfill. Trade recycling is often a far cheaper solution than sending the material to landfill.

David Newman of TQ Recycling: “This facility is great news for all local businesses and for councils looking to minimise their waste’s impact on the environment and their own pockets.

“We anticipate being able to recycle pretty much any plastic with the triangular marking, which is bound to massively cut the amount of waste being sent to landfill.

“The investment also means that the recycling collected by us will be processed much closer to home, saving thousands of road miles every year.”

TQ Recycling can be contacted on 01548 854 878 or email enquiries@tqrecycling.co.uk.

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Dartmouth Golf & Country Club - It’s official: The greenest golf & leisure resort in the UK!
August 2008

Dartmouth Golf & Country Club has collected the National Gold Award in the annual International Green Apple Awards in recognition of their hard work and best practice in the Health, Leisure and Travel category.

The environmentally friendly practices at Dartmouth Golf & Country Club have ranged from the “reuse, reduce, recycle” scheme to their “switch on to switching off campaign”. All staff inductions incorporate the club’s environmental policy and the club has a “Green Committee” who meet regularly to continuously review and improve in all areas.

These practices have reduced electricity usage by 20%, gas consumption by 10%, water usage by 40% and a reduction in waste going to landfill of 40%. Approximate cost savings amount to £18,500 per year amongst a variety of other positive improvements to the business, the environment and benefits to the local community.

All plastic, glass, paper, cardboard, metals/cans, toner cartridges at Dartmouth Golf & Country Club are now recycled by TQRecycling.

To read the full article on the Dartmouth Golf & Country Club website please click here.