What we can recycle

 Trees may be a renewable resource, but globally there is a net reduction in forested areas and current rates of wood use are not sustainable. 1.84 million tonnes of wood waste are produced in the UK every year. While the construction industry produces the most wood waste at 70%, furniture and fencing together account for 8%. Pallets, as used for transportation, account for a further 16%. 

 Waste wood and timber is usually divided into recycling plants for processing. The pieces are then loaded into a powerful wood shredder that breaks the pieces through a variety of processes. The product varies in size and the vibrating screener performs well in sorting out the products. Various sizes of the results are applied to different uses. The oversized pieces are re-circulated and the fine material is used as animal beddings. The size in between the two is used in broad mills. The process is efficient in ensuring that the products are not wasted.

In most cases when wood is recycled it is shredded into small pieces, the fineness of which is determined by the final application. These wood chips may then be used as animal bedding, coloured and used for surfacing or it may be reformed into another product such as MDF, chipboard or Wood Polymer Composite (WPC) which can be made with both recycled wood and plastic. 

On-site waste management

 We manage on-site waste through bin hire and / or on-site compactors and balers. See our equipment pages to see the full range. Our professional knowledge and trusted reputation enables us to inform and influence legislation and policy and play a vital part in shaping the future role and reputation of the sector. 

 When waste is ready for collection, we remove from your site at agreed times and deliver it to our facility where it can be accurately weighed, sorted and baled for re-processing in the UK and/or export. The whole process from start to finish is documented and traceable from waste transfer notes, weigh bridge tickets and tailored reports issued on a monthly basis. 

What we dispose

 Where we cannot recycle, we work with innovative industries, re-purposing non-recycleables.