Glasdon UK Limited - Recycling on the Railways

Recycling and Litter Bins at transport locations such as railway stations and airports in the UK is a sensitive security issue.

ScotRail is the operating brand of all train services in Scotland, managing dozens of routes and hundreds of railway stations around the country. As a leading Scottish business aware of its corporate social responsibility, ScotRail began investigating visible recycling schemes for its train platforms. The company contacted Glasdon UK and Zero Waste Scotland to implement a recycling trial at 19 major stations around Scotland.

ScotRail specified the Glasdon C-Thru™ Waste Containers and Orbis™ Recycling Bins in prominent locations around the platforms. The transparent design of the units enabled ScotRail to maximise employee resources, only inspecting and emptying bins when they’re full.

Nicole Tyson, Environmental Manager at First ScotRail Ltd, said: “The bins were installed at 20 stations and due to their success we intend to roll this out to further stations. Customers can now recycle waste that would previously have gone to landfill. Since the launch of the project we have had lots of requests for the bins at other stations from staff and customers, and even some MPs have requested the bins in their local station.”

To talk to Glasdon about the versatile range of Indoor and Outdoor Recycling Containers, or to arrange a no-obligation site visit from a trained Glasdon representative, telephone (01253) 600 410.