24 January 2012
The trial allows parents to see whether real nappies really do suit their baby and lifestyle, before they purchase any for themselves. This programme is run by West Berkshire Council and their recycling and waste contractor, Veolia Environmental Services.
Local mum Claire Cable from Beenham, who recently used the real nappy trial with her baby, and has now converted to cloth commented: “The free trial let me really give all the latest brands of real nappies a go, and I have now brought real nappies of my own to use. I think mums will be surprised just how easy cloth can be, and how it can save your pennies too!”
Stacey Dornan, a Hungerford resident who has just started to use a trial for two weeks, said: “I found out about the many benefits using cloth can have for both me and my baby at a Nappuccino event and definitely wanted to use the trial to give them a go and find out which make works best for us.”
For further information or to sign up to use a free two week nappy trial, please contact West Berkshire Council’s Customer Service Team on 01635 519080 or email customerservices@westberks.gov.uk. Alternatively mums and mums-to-be can come and see a wide range of nappies and speak to a member of the Waste Awareness Team at the Thatcham Nature Discovery Centre on Wednesday 1 February from 11am - 12.30pm.
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Stacey Dornan and Baby Laurence collect their free two week trial
Contacts
Keely Gallagher
Regional Communications & Waste Minimisation Manager
Veolia Environmental Services (UK) Plc.
Padworth IWMF
Padworth Lane
Lower Padworth
Reading
RG7 4JF
Tel: +44(0)203 567 2918
Mob: +44(0)7887 942 754
E: keely.gallagher@veolia.co.uk
Notes to the editor
Veolia Environmental Services, part of the Veolia Environnement Group, is the UK’s leading waste management company. With a sizeable presence throughout the UK, mainland Europe and the world, Veolia Environmental Services employs 85,600 people worldwide, servicing more than 73 million customers in 33 countries. (Source: Human resources data 2009)
Veolia Environmental Services is the only global provider of a full range of services for handling hazardous and non-hazardous solid and liquid waste. It provides waste management and logistics services as well as materials recovery and recycling. Veolia Environmental Services generated revenue of €9.05 billion in 2009.
Veolia Environnement (Paris Euronext: VIE and NYSE: VE) is the worldwide reference in environmental services. The company has operations all around the world and provides tailored solutions to meet the needs of municipal and industrial customers in four complementary segments: water management, waste management, energy management and freight and passenger transportation. Veolia Environnement recorded revenue of €34.5 billion in 2009.
West Berkshire Council has awarded Veolia Environmental Services (UK) Plc a 25-year integrated PFI waste contract and is targeting a long-term 49% recycling rate as part of a major boost to recycling in the area.
The contract covers the Council’s waste collection, recycling, disposal and street cleansing services. Veolia have introduced kerbside collections of plastic bottles, cardboard and green waste and will construct and operate materials recovery, waste transfer, composting and household waste recycling facilities.
Further information can be obtained by visiting the websites:
www.veolia.co.uk
www.veolia.com/
www.veolia.co.uk/westberkshire
www.westberks.gov.uk
Veolia Environnement is proud to be the title sponsor of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition