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Travis Perkins reduces waste and helps the community
, By Eric Bignell

Builders merchant Travis Perkins has teamed up with Recipro to support the online exchange company’s efforts to direct surplus stock and any re-usable materials from customers' building sites to worthy causes.

The objective of this partnership is to not only reduce waste and improve environmental practices, it is also so Travis Perkins can actively support the community projects Recipro works with on a daily basis.

The UK construction industry is said to generate 90million tonnes of waste every year, 14% of it simply being stock that is surplus to requirements and is currently simply dumped.

Recipro was launched to provide a link between these unwanted materials and the community projects that desperately need them. With the help of Travis Perkins' 600 branches nation wide and identified construction sites, Recipro will now be collecting donations to make available through its re-use centres in Wirral, London, Cardiff and (shortly) Swansea, as well as through its website (www.recipro-uk.com).

John Leader, Head of Waste Management Solutions at Travis Perkins, says: “Waste disposal continues to be a hot button topic within the industry and we are always striving for new and innovative ways to reduce our wastage. Working closely with Recipro has allowed us to not only reduce our landfill costs but also gives us the peace of mind that surplus materials are going towards worthwhile causes such as community groups, charities and schools.

“Working with Recipro is just another example of how Travis Perkins strives to support local tradesmen and worthy causes."

Rebecca Owens of Recipro is delighted with the arrangement. “Having a working relationship with a merchant such as Travis Perkins is testament to the seriousness of waste disposal in the construction industry and highlights the simple solutions available to help combat this ongoing issue.

"Donations from Travis Perkins branches will help us to support a great many more community projects in need.”

Travis Perkins makes waste management easy for its customers with its Watse Management Services operation. Take a look or visit your local Travis Perkins branch to find out more. Want a quote for TP to deal with your waste? Call the Waste Management Team on 0844 892 1873.