Posts by Adam

ELITE Animal Bedding is a high-quality animal bedding made from recycled cardboard. Our mission is to create environmentally sustainable and affordable animal bedding, whilst promoting recycling and waste reduction. In 2018, the Welsh government introduced the Landfill Disposals Tax Communities Scheme (LDTCS) to provide funding to community projects that promote waste reduction, recycling, and other environmental initiatives. In this case study, we will explore how ELITE Animal Bedding leveraged the LDTCS funding to expand their business and promote sustainable animal bedding solutions in Wales. ELITE Animal Bedding has been in operation since 2020, producing high-quality animal bedding for animals such
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ELITE Paper Solutions, a not-for-profit Social Enterprise based in Merthyr Tydfil, has successfully been granted WCVA Landfill Disposals Tax Communities Scheme Grant, to continue their mission on it’s environmental impact through products and services they offer. With an initiative of helping the environment, ELITE Paper Solutions has dedicated its time to reuse cardboard to create a bespoke eco-friendly animal bedding. After cardboard is collected, it is then quality checked by their recycling operatives, and any unwanted materials are then removed for the cardboard to be shredded and packaged ready to ship to its customers. Greenfields Special School, has recently been
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Around this time last year we published a press release announcing the Cardiff City Council confidential paper waste tender being awarded to ELITE Paper Solutions, which outlined to dispose of more than 70,000kg of confidential waste from 70 sites which the council produces each year. 12 months on, and the contract has gone amazingly! After tendering, we’ve now successfully won an additional contact with Cardiff Council which was announced last month. We’ll now be collecting confidential waste from County Hall, City Hall and Wilcox House, in addition to the other sites we currently service. This contract has over 3 times
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On Friday 6th December 2019, ELITE Paper Solutions staff members Adam & Ian travelled to London for the annual SME National Awards held at Wembley Stadium. With over 200 organisation across the UK attending the event as finalists in over 20 different categories. EPS attended the event for their very first time as finalists for the ‘Community Business of the Year’. Presenting the night was Layla Anna-Lee, best know for presenting Cage Warriors on BT Sports, Layla was fantastic throughout the night, introducing each category sponsor to announce a Silver & Gold award to the successful businesses. Sponsoring the ‘Community Business
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We are absolutely delighted to announce that we’ve been successful in the Welsh Governments #FoundationalEconomy challenge Fund. We will receive £85,190 in funding. Our plan is to work with public sector stakeholders to change procurement practices and place more contracts with social enterprises that support those furthest from the labour market. The Foundational Economy Challenge Fund is supporting a series of experimental projects that will support the foundational economy. The fund’s budget is now over £4.5m. This includes £2.4m from the Valleys Taskforce budget, specifically ring-fenced for projects in the Valleys Taskforce area. Welsh Government have pulled together a group
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