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July 2015 Local Authority Waste & Recycling 15 STREET SCENE Scarab Sweepers is a global frontrunner in the design, manufacturing and supply of compact and truck-mounted road sweepers. Scarab products are all designed and built to a high standard at our manufacturing headquarters in Kent, England. Our truck-mount models are built on a vehicle manufacturers chassis of your choice from 7.5 tonne to 18+ tonne GVW. Operators can select the type of transmission and power delivery system that best suits their needs.Hopper capaci es available from 5.2m3 to 8.2m3 fi ed alongside water tanks between 900 and 4200 litres. If you need something out of the ordinary our design team will work with you to build a bespoke sweeper to your requirements. www.scarab-sweepers.com Tough on the Streets - Easy on the Environment C M Y CM MY CY CMY K LAWR 2015 M65T.pdf 1 12/05/2015 18:39:14 "One of the most successful campaigns we came across was in the US," he says. "'Don't mess with Texas' gave a sense of community and increased the pride people had in their area." This is what he hopes to bring to Westminster. But will these 'nudge' tactics only take us so far? "From what we've seen there's definitely more appetite and interest in litter, but there needs to be a pull from central government – we don't have a litter prevention strategy," says Keep Britain Tidy's Charman. "There's only so much that we can do and only so much we can get manufacturers to do." Some of the big manufacturers have backed the new innovation hub with hard cash (Wrigley worked with Rochford, for instance). But there is growing support for levies on certain products that result in more than their fair share of litter. The CLG report noted how fast food litter had increased by 20% in 2014. The committee subsequently called for the introduction of "'on-pack' information on all branded Tax target. A levy on the 2.5 billion disposable cups used every year has been mooted.

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