Ward Recycling upgrade MRF and glass reprocessing plant
Middlesbrough firm invests £490,000 in enhancing efficiency at its South Bank site
WARD Recycling have upgraded their materials recovery facility (MRF) operations at their South Bank site with the purchase of a new £385,000 baler and £105,000 investment in a brand new trommel and a series of conveyors for the glass operations of the business.
The latter equipment has been supplied to screen out contaminants and improve the purity of Ward’s final product. As well as being used to filter drinking water, the glass media is used as a high-quality replacement for silica sand and are frequently utilized as an environmentally friendly shot blasting abrasive.
Gareth Godwin (pictured), manager at Ward Recycling, said: ‘We receive and process huge volumes of glass from commercial and household collections, which requires a lean operating model and efficient processes throughout our business. This is the latest in a series of investments that have improved efficiency and as a result increased our capacity and ability to easily manage any cyclical influxes in demand.’
He continued: ‘As well as delivering efficiency gains, the new screening system will enable us to recover more viable glass from our recycling inputs – reducing wastage and ensuring as much material as possible is processed for reuse.’
