Waste management company William Tracey Group has decorated all of its recycling vehicles with livery from Clean Up Scotland, an anti-litter campaign run by independent charity Keep Scotland Beautiful.
Over 130 of the lorry cabs owned by the Linwood-based company have been decorated with Clean Up Scotland campaign stickers, in the hopes of promoting the anti-litter message across Scotland.
The campaign
Clean Up Scotland is a mass engagement anti-litter campaign that aims to make Scotland ‘the cleanest country in Europe’.
As part of the campaign, Keep Scotland Beautiful is in the process of assembling a ‘national coalition for action to challenge our individual relationships with litter’ by leading community clean-up activities in cracking down on the ‘carelessness and illegal behaviour of those individuals who damage their quality of life and tarnish the country’s image’.
The charity is calling on members of the public to pledge support to the anti-litter campaign by visiting the campaign website or by texting ‘pledge’ to 88802, in the hope of accumulating one million pledges in total.
It is also calling on the country’s business community to ‘step forward’ in 2014 and demonstrate their support for Scotland’s local environment; the places people live, work and spend their leisure time.
Achieving a zero waste Scotland
Keep Scotland Beautiful said the ‘significant’ corporate endorsement from William Tracey Group, which handles recycling, dry waste, hazardous waste and renewable energy, is a ‘welcome boost to the campaign’.
Derek Robertson, Chief Executive of Keep Scotland Beautiful, said: “It’s great to see businesses such as William Tracey Group demonstrating their support for Clean Up Scotland.
“The business community is brilliantly placed to use its networks, resources and activities to improve the environments in which we live and in which they operate. They are a big part of the national coalition we’re building – taking action against the neglect which affects our great country.”
According to Robin Stevenson, Managing Director of Non Hazardous Waste at William Tracey Group, the company is “committed to delivering a zero waste Scotland” by working with Scottish businesses and local authorities to “recycle as much of the waste we produce as possible”.
“Our mind-set of regarding waste as a valuable resource helps our customers control their waste costs and improve their environmental performance.
“We believe Scotland has the opportunity to be both the cleanest and most sustainable country in Europe.”
Established in 1948, and part-owned by Irish Investment company DCC plc, William Tracey Group has ten sites across Scotland and the North of England.
The group’s Managing Director, Michael Tracey, is on the board of Scotland’s 2020 Climate Group and heads up the Waste & Resources sub group.
Read more about the Clean Up Scotland campaign.
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