- Busiest Month ever for Liverpool John Lennon Airport
AUGUST saw all previous monthly records broken at Liverpool John Lennon Airport as passenger numbers topped in excess of 327,000 - an increase of 7.5% on the previous monthly high in August last year.
Passenger throughput for the year continues to remain buoyant with over 300,000 additional passengers having used the Airport so far this year compared to last. These record figures continue the Airport’s claim to being one of the UK’s, if not one of Europe’s, fastest growing airports.
Highlights included Ryanair, who carried more passengers to Dublin in August than at anytime in the past three years. Whilst additional numbers of holidaymakers choosing to start their package holidays from Liverpool also contributed to the increase.
Robin Tudor Liverpool John Lennon Airport’s, Corporate Affairs Manager commented
“We expected August to be very busy once again, but surprisingly it doesn’t appear as though the very warm weather experienced at home, reduced peoples desire to travel away from the
area.
We look set to continue this passenger growth and be on target with a forecast throughput expected to reach approximately 3.2 million passengers by the end of the year,” he continued.
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Patrick Trollope and Report with thanks to J.L.A.
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- ~RECYCLING~
- SCHEME ENTERS NEW PHASE
LIVERPOOL'S kerbside recycling service launched earlier this year - is set to double in size according to Liverpool city council.
The second phase of the scheme will mean an extra 50,000 households throughout Liverpool will be able to leave waste papers on their doorsteps for collection and recycling from this week.
The recycling service, in which the City Council has joined forces with Cheshire Recycling Ltd, launched earlier this week at an event staged at Merseyside Maritime Museum. The Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Councillor Ron Gould introduced the launch and City Council leader with leading Liverpool politician Mike Storey.
The scheme's first phase got under way in July with the first 50,000 houses taking part. It has proved a big hit with residents with up to 45 tonnes of papers collected each week
It is anticipated that when the service is fully operational across the city by the end of this year about 150 tonnes of waste paper will be collected each week, increasing the city s' recycling rate by 4%
In the scheme, residents receive a specially designed collection bag, a calendar, and instructions stating exactly what is recyclable. Collections of the bags take place every two weeks and the waste paper is delivered to a nearby mill where it is then recycled to manufacture fresh newsprint - Donations are made to charity for every tonne collected.
Councillor Richard Oglethorpe, Executive Member for the Environment said:-
"The kerbside service has got off to a very good start but we want to build on it and increase even further the amount of paper we recycle.
The message we are getting is that people have been waiting for this service to start and are delighted that it is under way. They realise the importance of recycling to the environment and will make it a real success."
To complement the kerbside collections the Council and its partners are also surveying areas to find up to 100 suitable new 'Micro Bring Site' locations. Each 'Micro Bring Site' location can house a mixture of paper, glass, can and textile banks, depending on the needs and requirements of the area in which it is located
Further recycling initiatives are also planned for Liverpool including the expansion of kerbside collections to include items such as glass bottles, jars, textiles and cans.
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