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Press coverage

The Silipaktor™ has featured in numerous articles in the environment and trade press. Some examples and excerpts are included below:

Environment Times, November 2002
'Cost benefits for waste companies collecting crushed glass containers'
'…In the past, it has not been possible to collect waste glass in relatively significant quantities (over 250kgs) from individual premises. Now, one company, Glass Compaction Services Ltd., is offering a simple but effective solution to the problem'….'Particularly substantial are the efficiencies to be gained by waste management companies in terms of operating costs per tonne…'

Green Futures - September/October 2002
'Cutting the glass'
'Up for a crusher? If you generate more than about a tonne of glass waste per week (unlikely if you're an individual, but then again…) it might be a smart solution. Plump for the new Silipaktor™ crusher, and you'll be joining at least four top London hotels - the Ritz, Claridges, the Stafford and Le Meridien Grosvenor House. Big plus points of crushed glass (known to the trade as cullet) are that it reduces the volume of uncrushed bottles fivefold, and it makes much less racket when you haul it away - always a sensitive issue for hotels. So Aidan Fahy at the Stafford, who also chairs the capital's Considerate Hoteliers Association, is looking forward to "significant environmental" benefits in terms of reduced noise and traffic movements". Oh yes, in case you were wondering, the cullet does all go for recycling - that's guaranteed as part of the deal by Glass Compaction Services, who supply the crushers and do the collections.'

Hospitality Net, October 2002
'London Hotels Choose Quieter, Safer and Greener Glass Recycling Service'
'Four of London's most prestigious hotels, The Ritz, Claridges, The Stafford and Le Meridien Grosvenor House, together with The Barbican Centre, have stepped into the future when it comes to disposing of their waste glass bottles….The many benefits of the Silipaktor™ include space saving and the potential to reduce the number of daily waste collections, which in turn will help to relieve traffic congestion and harmful vehicle emissions in the capital. Noise pollution is a sensitive issue for hotels and restaurants at collection times, but because removal of the cullet is considerably quieter than dealing with whole bottles, these concerns are eliminated. Staff time is saved and the risk of accidents reduced as there is no need to separate the glass bottles by colour. All the compacted glass collected by GCS is guaranteed to be sent for recycling (i.e. none of it is landfilled) which is a further environmental plus for environmentally-aware hoteliers...' '…According to Andrew Mackenzie, Managing Director of Glass Compaction Services, glass compaction is the way forward. "Recycling legislation is placing more and more onus to recycle on the producers of waste. We offer a simple but effective solution to the usual problems associated with the collection of glass. The Silipaktor™ glass-crusher has all necessary EU approvals and has been designed with the highest safety standards in mind. It is compact, robust and we back it up with a comprehensive repair and maintenance service." he said'.

Industrial Environmental Management, November 2002
'A crushing victory for waste management' ….
'...Four months after the first Silipaktor™ glass crushers were installed, the benefits to waste generators, waste management companies and the general environment are apparent.'

Materials Recycling Week, 9 August 2002, Special Report - Glass
'Glass crushing gets posh'
'Glass recycling has come to the luxury end of the hospitality and leisure market with the arrival of a glass-crushing machine at four of London's most prestigious hotels. Claridges, the Ritz, the Stafford and Le Meridien Grosvenor House have all bought Silipaktor™ glass compaction machines. Central London art and event centre the Barbican Centre has also got one…' '….The machine is sold with the catchphrase 'four in one does go' because it can crush all four colours of bottle glass and all sizes of bottle. This allows kitchens and storage rooms to be kept free of waste instead of storing material…' '...And more glass going into the Silipaktor™ means less general waste to be collected and thus less frequent waste collection, reducing the number of times waste collection vehicles have to park near the hotels. This is a particularly important point for leisure businesses because they need to maintain a clean environment outside of their premises, free of pollution and litter'.

Recycling World, 28 June 2002
'Noise and traffic blitz on the Ritz'
'London's most prestigious hotels are opting to reduce noise and traffic pollution and get involved in recycling....Added benefits include the need for less collections, saving on staff time, traffic costs and vehicle emissions'.

Wastes Management, July 2002
'Glass recycling service benefits hotels'
'...The 220-litre bin can hold 290 kg of glass cullet, which is equivalent to 650 wine bottles or more than five 240 litre bins of uncrushed glass containers….'