GOING THE DISTANCE
A member of staff from leading manufacturer of refuse and recycling sacks, bpi.recycled products has recently completed a gruelling charity bike ride. Former serviceman John Haddow, Environmental Manager at the business, cycled 144 miles in order to raise funds for Help for Heroes.
On 8th August 2011, John set out from the bpi.recycled products’ Rhymney, South Wales site and rode to its Heanor factory in Derbyshire. He completed the ride in exactly 12 hours and so far has raised an impressive total of £1,058.
Established in October 2007, Help for Heroes is a leading UK charity that aims to provide practical and direct support to members of the armed forces that have been wounded in the line of duty whilst serving in Afghanistan or Iraq.
Commenting on the ride, John said: “As an ex-serviceman, Help for Heroes is a charity that’s close to my heart. While the ride was certainly a challenge, it felt great to be giving something back and raising money for such a worthwhile cause. Hopefully, the money raised will help to make a real difference to the lives of wounded servicemen and women.
“As Environmental Manager at bpi.recycled products, I also felt that the ride would be particularly useful in highlighting the green benefits of choosing alternative methods of transport.”
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Images & captions: John Haddow bike ride.jpg: Helping heroes. John Haddow from bpi.recycled products has recently completed a 144 mile charity bike ride to raise money for Help for Heroes.
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Editor’s notes:
- bpi.recycled products is the largest recycler of used polythene in Europe recycling over 68,000 tonnes of post-use polythene material from horticultural, commercial, retail, industrial and agricultural markets.
- bpi.recycled products uses some of these materials to manufacture its award winning Plaswood range of sustainable wood-substitute products. These products include park and garden furniture, street and countryside signs, bollards and marine decking.
- The environmental benefits of recycling plastic are becoming more widely recognised: maximising reusable material, diverting waste from landfill and conserving resources. bpi.recycled products has developed the necessary expertise and the infrastructure in the form of a network of Environment Agency accredited recycling plants to help drive these benefits forward.
- bpi.recycled products is a division of BPI (British Polythene Industries) plc, one of Europe’s largest manufacturers of polythene films, bags and sacks.
- As a result of its commitment to operating in a sustainable way and to minimising the environmental impact of all of its activities, BPI won the Best Green Large Company category at the 2010 Scottish Green Awards.
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