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Revolutionary Recycling With Sand

With around 100,000 people flocking to Poole's award winning beaches each year the Council's Environmental and Consumer Protection Services is pioneering a new method of sand recycling to maintain the quality of the beaches.

Traditionally a mechanical beach rake is used to safely remove all litter on the beaches such as cans, bottles, sweet and crisp wrappers, glass and other rubbish.

Whilst the process is very effective, a significant amount of sand is caught up with the litter and, without an effective separation facility, ultimately ends up being landfilled. However, new equipment recently purchased by the Council is addressing the problem.

A mini sand trommel, which is a screened cylinder used to separate materials by size, extracts the sand particles fromthe residual waste. In 10 weeks this successful initiative has ensured over 40 tonnes of clean recycled sand has been reintroduced to Poole's shoreline.

Councillor Don Collier, Cabinet Portfolio Holder for the Environment said: "This innovation in waste handling and recycling enables Poole to lead the way in finding sustainable solutions for the future, reducing waste and ensuring the quality of Poole's beaches is maintained for everyone to enjoy."

Katharine Teed, Communications, Borough of Poole on 01202 633295