last updated 15th December 05
By 4ecotips

New home efficiency device keeps Britain tidy

Inventor Paul Martin has come up with a rubbish idea called the Linerglide, which pays householders through savings, to reduce the volume of waste they produce, helping to keep Britain tidy.

Paul believes household bins are back achingly inefficient and largely responsible for over loaded bins outside homes on collection days. His clever deviceremoves the extra time and effort needed to empty packed Household bins.

The idea came to Paul whilst he was trying to extract a full and very stuck refuse bag from his bin. The harder he pulled the more the bag resisted - until it split under the strain. Consequently rubbish poured out over his kitchen floor - an all too familiar scenario.

His patent pending Linerglide product consists of a set of corrugated panels that are attached (via adhesive pads) to the inside of a bin. These prevent the vacuum-effect that can trap full waste bags.

The modest-looking device cost two years of research. Paul says: "We found that for a bin to give up its load painlessly it needs an amount of air equal to the size of the stuffed liner. With its unique ventilation system, Linerglide achieves this. The gadget lets air in and ensures that full liners glide out easily every time".

Paul adds: "With Linerglide people are able to use fewer, thinner more biodegradable refuse sacks and crush more rubbish into their bins. Compacted rubbish not only smells less but also means there will be fewer bags left on the street on collection day, bad news for pests."

"In the UK we empty our bins approximately 100m times a week, reducing this by half would stop 1100 tonnes of plastic bin liners clogging landfill sites and save the consumer £3m in the process."

Independent consumer research found that 87% of people questioned were very interested in the environmental benefits of Linerglide. Available online at www.linerglide.com, the product has also sparked interest from a number of supermarket chains and metropolitan councils.