The National Lottery operator Camelot has selected Cawleys as its exclusive recycling and waste resource partner.
The partnership will initially focus on Camelot’s national distribution centre in Northampton and will enable the organisation to maximise its plastic and card recycling rates. Volumes are continuous and Camelot is self-segregating card and plastic waste into separate roll-on roll-off containers for Cawleys collection.
This gives Camelot the option to get money back for waste materials where applicable. As well as segregated waste, Cawleys also collects Camelot’s general waste which is put through Cawleys’ MRF to maximise recycling recovery rates.
As operator of The National Lottery since 1994, Camelot’s primary objective is to maximise returns to National Lottery Good Causes through selling tickets in a socially-responsible way – delivering, on average, around £30m each week to these Good Causes.
In addition to this, Camelot is committed to minimising any negative environmental impact from its operations and, where it can, looks to increase the positive impact it makes. While it has always promoted recycling as part of its environmental work, Camelot’s partnership with Cawleys will allow the organisation to go one step further.
Commenting on the partnership, Rob French, General Manager at Camelot’s Northampton distribution centre, said: “We are delighted to have agreed a recycling and waste contract with Cawleys. One of the reasons we selected the company was based on its sustainable approach to every waste stream.
“Not only can we continue to have a process that segregates our plastic and card waste, which ensures any bi-products from our card and ticket manufacturing processes are suitably dealt with, but we also have a sustainable waste solution for our general waste. Cawleys sorting process goes above and beyond, so that even non-segregated waste will be recycled or converted into fuel. We couldn’t be happier with the tailored solutions that they’ve provided us with.
“Ensuring that we continue to do what’s best for the environment remains a priority for Camelot and we’re very much looking forward to working with the team at Cawleys to continually evolve our recycling rates.”
