11th October 2007

CSV Run a Muck has introduced a groundbreaking new recycling service in Birmingham, with the start of their waste cooking oil doorstep collection scheme. This unique service offers householders in the east of the city the chance to turn their waste cooking oil into useful biodiesel, and at the same time reduce pollution in local streams and rivers.

CSV Run a Muck is providing fortnightly collections until March 2008 in the Bordesley Green and Saltley areas. Residents in the collection area can register to get involved, and will receive a free collection vessel, funnel and information card.

Contact us at runamuck@csvenvironment.org.uk, or ring 0121 328 5330 if you would like to know more.
 
Julian Stanton, Run a Muck Project Manager, said “We are really pleased to be getting started on this project, which we believe to be one of the first of its kind nationwide. While there are quite a lot of organisations collecting waste cooking oil from restaurants and takeaways, no-one has really tried to tap the potential resource from domestic sources. We are proud of the fact that Birmingham is again leading the way nationally with innovation in recycling.”

Run a Muck Community Recycling has been operating in the east Birmingham area since 2002, with an initial focus on collecting and composting green garden waste. Having inspired the establishment of city-wide garden waste composting, the programme has moved on to provide a range of recycling services, including recycling bulky waste and smaller items that are usually overlooked, such as jewellery, stamps and birthday cards. Funding for this project has been supplied by Birmingham Environment Partnership, and CSV Environment also acknowledges the support of Birmingham City Council and the Big Lottery Fund’s CRED programme.

For further information contact Julian Stanton, Run a Muck Project Manager, on 0121 328 5330, or julian@csvenvironment.org.uk.