[AERNet] FW: First ever tactile recycling sacks for the blind

[Yolanda]

I feel what this article is refering to is the color of the sack in order to
know what recyclables go  into it.  I.E.  If red is for plastic and blue is
for glass, then having a tactile distinguishablility would be nice.  After
sacks have things in them they are easy to tell, but if I put plastic in a
blue bag that should have glass because I don't know it is blue there are
some places that can get a bit upset over a mistake as such.
 

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Wouldn't it be nice if we could get this here in the states. 

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RWM (Recycling and Waste Management), UK Friday, November 02, 2007

First ever tactile recycling sacks for the blind

By Liz Gyekye

A new range of recycling sacks designed to help the blind and partially
sighted have been developed by Cory Environmental and Southend Borough
Council.

Residents in Southend will be able to use the sacks to sort out their
recyclables and residual waste. 

The idea came about when Jill Allen-King, a member of the National
Federation of the Blind, contacted Southend Borough Council to explain the
difficulty that blind residents have in distinguishing the sacks.
Sacks are distinctively coloured and made from a textured material to make
it easy to identify.

Cory Environmental director Paul Redman said: "The idea behind the tactile
sacks is very simple but effective and we are really pleased with the end
result. The new sacks will help make household recycling more accessible to
residents who would otherwise have real difficulty sorting their waste for
collection."

The new scheme is the first of its kind to be launched in the UK and has
been met with much enthusiasm from the blind community of Southend. The
Southend branch of the National Federation of the Blind has been awarded the
President's Cup for its efforts in making the lives of blind residents
easier.

Image: (left to right) Imran Kazalbash, Waste Management Officer, Southend
on Sea Borough Council; Jill Allen-King MBE, Southend Branch of the National
Federation of the Blind of the UK and Paul Redman, Director, Cory
Environmental Municipal Services. 


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