26/07/2008

LEAFIELD TwinBin, Best Industrial Product Design

LEAFIELD Environmental (Formally known as Linpac Environmental), the UK’s leading manufacturer of high street litter and recycling bins has won the prestigious Plastics Industry Award for the Best Industrial Product of 2008 for the innovative design of its new TwinBin product.

General Manager for LEAFIELD Environmental Paul Black said “We are absolutely delighted to have this won this award for the second time in our recent history underlining the strength we have in Product Design at LEAFIELD. The TwinBin design has been recognised by the Plastic Industry because it provides a solution to a growing need in public areas to not only collect waste, but also separate recyclable items. It does this in a single compact and robust unit in a design that is WRAP compliant and sits well in both traditional and contemporary High Streets”. He goes on to add, “We are particularly excited by the TwinBin product as it ties in so neatly with DEFRA’s “Recycling on the Go” initiative. This recently announced government project is focusing on increasing the amount of street litter that is recycled”.

Containing two 85 litre liners, the TwinBin achieves exceptional strength and rigidity from its double skin moulding and the LEAFIELD-patented hexagon kiss point method of construction. This technique also eliminates the untidy routed edges which are often encountered on single skin mouldings.

The TwinBin has several features to deter vandals; a ribbed surface to discourage fly-posting, a concealed hinge on the door and a four-point door lock engagement system to prevent anyone from bending or prising open the corners of the door.

The unit can be kept in position using internal ballast or for a more permanent option; the unit can be bolted down using the moulded-through fixing holes in the bin base. A system of moulded-in stiffening ribs eliminates the need for the ground anchor plates conventionally used on single skin mouldings.

TwinBin is part of a comprehensive range of litter and recycling solutions provided by LEAFIELD Environmental for Local Government, Education Retail and Commercial organisations, for further information please visit www.leafield-environmental.com.