A couple of weeks ago I visited Angus Winstone from Mastagard to get a first hand view of their site and what they do. Mastagard collect waste from around Christchurch but also have nationwide recycling contracts for paper and plastic where the items are transported to Christchurch for processing. Mastagard work with one of our grantees Agpac to collect the plastic baleage wrap and other agricultural plastics from their Plasback Voluntary Product Stewardship Scheme. Mastagard are conscious of ensuring that solutions found for on shore recycling of our waste rather than having it shipped to China for processing.
Here are some photos from the visit:
Baled paper for processing
Stacks of baled paper
Baler machine producing a bale of paper
Paper pile at the beginning of the process
Baled plastic bottles
Baleage wrap ready for processing
**All images Copyright the Sustainable Initiatives Fund Trust.
Tags: baleage wrap, farms, Mastagard, paper, plastic, recycling
