The London Borough of Camden invested in rescape as part of its Inverness Street Market refurbishment programme - and generated a new revenue stream.

Before installing rescape the market's bins were placed openly in the market area. Paper would be blown out of the lidless bins creating mess and a potential health hazard An additional problem was the depositing of trade waste by non-market related businesses such as restaurants and bars.

Larry Wilkes, Operations Manager markets, Camden Borough Council, explains, "We wanted to come up with solutions that we could implement quickly.

Rescape looked aesthetically appealing and we could see it would be a good solution to controlling access to the bins"

Rescape provides a highly functional and aesthetically appealing solution to securing the wheeled containers. Key operated doors lift up and allow easy access for operators to wheel bins in and out when required during trading hours and also for collection.

"Securing the bins has opened up a revenue stream for Camden," continued Larry. "Restaurants, bars and other non-market traders, who were using the bins illegally, now have to set up a contract with us for management of their waste".

Leading supermarket chain Sainsbury's chose rescape™ recycling units as part of a £1.2 million project to assess the recycling potential of the retail forecourt.

Funded by WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) the project will examine recycling at six Sainsbury's stores across Greater London. Representatives from the Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC) and the British Retail Consortium (BRC) will help gauge the impact of the project.

Steve Gough, Chief Executive of Valpak, said: "Engaging consumers to increase recycling is a key priority for the UK as it looks towards the 2008 packaging recycling and recovery targets. As part of its commitment to addressing this problem on behalf of its members, Valpak has pioneered the rescape™ recycling banks, which have been proved to significantly increase recycling rates.

We hope that the knowledge gained will help local authorities and retailers across the UK to increase recycling."

WRAP will use the research to assess the impact that FOSR units at selected retail sites in England, have on household waste recycling rates. The results of this research will be published at the end of the project, and made publicly available.

Denbighshire County Council has taken the first step towards its aim to become one of the highest recycling authorities in Wales with the delivery of the very latest urban recycling banks for Rhyl.

The council hopes the move will help tackle the increasing number of glass bottles which are left to litter the seaside town's streets and promenade area, especially in the tourist season.

The four bay recycling units, which are for recycling paper and glass, have been installed on the town's prominent Western Parade and the council hopes its smart designer look will not only encourage people to recycle more, but also persuade local communities to install additional recycling units elsewhere.

Councillor Eryl Williams, Cabinet Lead Member for Environment at Denbighshire County Council said: "We believe the rescape™ banks really make a statement and we are sure their design will encourage people to recycle more. As well as being attractive to look at, they are easy for the public to use and safe and practical for collectors."

A second bay of rescape™ banks has been installed at Aldi supermarket in Wellington Road in Rhyl. James Barker, Area Manager for North Wales said: "We are pleased to be playing our part in helping Denbighshire towards its recycling targets. These banks are very customer friendly and we hope that by using them it will help to change people's view of recycling."