wood recycling News
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Breyer Group signs wood recycling deal with social enterprise NCWRP
Brighton-based social enterprise, the National Community Wood Recycling Project (NCWRP) has finalised a deal with construction firm, the Breyer Group, which is set to give “real boost to the community wood recycling sector”. The deal guarantees the Breyer Group a fixed price for wood collections from any of their construction sites that are within the collection area of an NCWRP member project. ...
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Half of wood recyclers will not be able to accept treated wood under new exemption regs
Up to half of wood recyclers in England will no longer be able accept wood treated with paint, preservatives or containing materials other than pure wood under new exemption regulations. Exempted wood recycling sites which currently take this material will be breaching their exemption under these new rules developed by the Environment Agency and will have to apply for permits instead. Due to ...
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Environment sector shows biggest growth in UK social enterprises
Social enterprises in the environment sector have recorded the highest average growth in the UK, according to the first ever report designed to track the growth of social businesses. In the Royal Bank of Scotland Social Enterprise 100 Data Report (RBS SE 100), launched on June 9, social businesses in the environment, recycling and renewables sector recorded the highest average growth, 49.73%, ...
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Wood Shredder for Sale
Industrial Wood Shredders The range of GEP ECOTECH industrial wood shredders can manage all types of wood recycling. GEP ECOTECH double shaft shredders are designed for the quick and efficient size-reduction of a wide range of materials down to a uniform dimension. Wood Shredding Our industrial wood shredders provide great volume reduction, products for further processing, end products for ...
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Dust defeated at wood recycling plant as Landia’s choppers pump recycled rainwater
Tough MPTK Chopper Pumps made by Landia are playing a key role in the success of R. Plevin & Sons’ waste wood recycling business at Retford in Nottinghamshire. Recycled rainwater from R. Plevin & Sons’ holding reservoir (capacity 1.5 million litres), is pumped by the Landia MPTKs to water cannons, which damp down wood stored on a two and a half acre concrete pad. This process ...
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Difference between non-woven and non-woven paper
The difference between non-woven wallpaper and non-woven wallpaper mainly includes the following aspects: Material Non-woven wallpaper is chemical fiber, material is equivalent to environmental protection shopping bag; non-woven paper wallpaper is a small amount of chemical fiber and plant fiber. Relatively speaking, non-woven wallpaper is more environmentally friendly; because the material ...
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Packaging Market Insights
In our latest Packaging Market Review, we look at 2020 recycling performance year to date and consider the targets set for 2021 by Defra. 2020 compliance year review In 2019, plastic and aluminium PRN prices reached levels rarely seen and the 2020 target increases for these two materials (3.6% and 4.9% respectively), meant that 2020 was guaranteed to be an interesting year, even without the ...
By REPIC
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Winners announced from the National Recycling Awards
The winners of the National Recycling Awards have been announced at a gala dinner at the International Centre in Telford. Organised by MRW, the National Recycling Awards are the biggest and best awards event in the recycling and waste management calendar. The winners were: - ASDA Award for Recycling Target Success – AstraZeneca Engineering and Wilson James- Wincanton Award for Innovation in ...
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Wood Shredder: Waste Wood the Most Valuable Resource in the Future
Harden is the leading manufacturer of wood waste shredder in China. Throughout the wood recycling industry, wood industries choose Harden industrial wood shredders to better manage their wasted wood. Sometimes wood shredder is used for simple volume reduction of scrap wood, in order to reduce the cost of hauling it to the landfill, Harden wood shredder can also turn wood waste into something ...
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Material sectors criticise Government`s unachievable packaging recycling targets
Key figures across the recycled plastics, aluminium and wood industries have expressed their concerns over the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs proposed packaging recycling targets for 2020. Some sectors believe the Government’s targets are over-ambitious and need to be revised. They say more infrastructure and work on increasing the recovery rates of materials needs to be put ...
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WRAP helps recycling firms in Northern Ireland to reap extra £5.9m
Recycling firms in Northern Ireland supported by the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) have seen a £5.9m increase in their turnover. WRAP announced the figures at a meeting of Government representatives and business leaders in Belfast. It was one of a variety of achievements outlined by the organisation, which is funded for its work in the region by the Northern Ireland Executive. ...
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Stars in Alignment
Geoff Hadfield founded Hadfield Wood Recyclers in 1980. The company processes more than300,000 tonnes a year of waste wood into recycled and sustainable products. Production sites all over the UK allow Hadfield to offer nationwide service. Looking for More In 2012 Geoff Hadfield was looking to improve efficiency at the Manchester and Tilbury sites to meet increasing demands. Geoff contacted ...
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Get Solutions at WasteExpo 2014
Join us at WasteExpo, Booth 3374 Join eFACTOR3 at WasteExpo 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia next week, Booth 3374. WasteExpo is the industry's largest conference and trade show of its kind. We'll be showcasing the latest equipment designed to handle even the toughest recycling, waste-to-energy recycling and size reduction applications. We design systems for the following applications: MSW, AG-Film, ...
By eFACTOR3 LLC
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Waste wood processing
Whether it is construction timber, industrial waste or worn-out pieces of furniture - around eight million tons of waste wood are produced in Germany every year. Waste wood is defined as wood that has already been used for a specific purpose and is now available for disposal as waste or as a secondary raw material. There are two main types of wood recycling: material recycling (further ...
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SITA UK installs Eriez Magnetics ecs in its new wood recycling plants
Eriez Magnetics, the leading authority in magnetic separation based in Caerphilly, South Wales has installed a magnetic separation system for the removal of non-ferrous materials at SITA UK's new wood recycling plants in Preston, Ashington and Perth. SITA UK is the only major recycling and resource management company to offer a UK wide collection service for waste wood. Its specialist wood ...
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How to Recycle Construction Waste
Many building components can be recycled where markets exist. Asphalt, concrete, and rubble are often recycled into aggregate or new asphalt and concrete products. Wood can be recycled into engineered-wood products like furniture, as well as mulch, compost, and other products. Metals—including steel, copper, and brass—are also valuable commodities to recycle. Additionally, although ...
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Custodial sentence for Arcwood Director
Arcwood Recycling Ltd and its Director Luke Barker, of Derbyshire were sentenced today (4 Mar) at Derby Crown Court to charges relating to the pollution of the Ereswash Canal in October 2013. They pleaded guilty at Derby Crown Court on 20 February. The charges were brought by the Environment Agency under Regulations 12(1)(b), 38(1)(a) and 41(1) of the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) ...
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USCC 19th annual conference & tradeshow
The Airlift Separator will be demonstating on January 27th at Newbie Island at the largest conference exhibition in the world for composting, wood-waste, & organics recycling ...
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GBP 200M biomass plant approved
Plans to build a £200million biomass power plant at Tees Valley have been approved. Gaia Power’s plant will be powered on recycled wood chippings, generating 50MW, which is enough to supply over 80,000 homes. Around 275,000 tonnes of pallets, MDF and chipboard will be diverted from landfill to fuel the facility each year. Gaia power founder and chairman Michael Fox said: “We have worked ...
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Prioritise reuse over recycling to reduce carbon emissions in construction industry, says expert
Reuse of building materials, such as bricks and steel girders, should be prioritised over recycling in order to minimise carbon emissions, according to Bioregional Development Group reclaimed materials manager Jonathan Essex. In a webinar called Zero waste equals 100% reuse – towards a low carbon construction industry hosted by web-based discussion tool 2degrees, Essex said: “We are recycling ...
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