Waste management company Recyclo was started in 2003 with the aim of building and running the materials recycling facility to deal with waste from Flintshire, Denbighshire, Wrexham, the Wirral and Merseyside.
” The company was started to deal with waste in this area and in order to keep to the proximity principle we decided to ensure that it was built in this area.“
– Tony Williams, Recyclo
The 3.5 million plant has been set up in Deeside, Flintshire, and has the capacity to process up to 72,000 tonnes of waste each year.
General manager Tony Williams said: “The company was started to deal with waste in this area and in order to keep to the proximity principle we decided to ensure that it was built in this area. The specific site was chosen partly because there is a landfill less than three miles away to take the residual waste that cannot be recycled.”
Technology
The plant will use technology from the Netherlands in order to separate wood, cardboard, paper, metal, plastic film, hard plastics and aggregates. These materials will then be sold on for recycling, Mr Williams explained that although he does not have specific contracts for the materials markets are available for him to sell into.
Although the company has been operating for around 10 weeks, Mr Williams explained that today's opening would be used to let people in the surrounding area, and further a field, aware of Recyclo's presence. The event is being attended by the Welsh first minister Rhodri Morgan.
In setting up the plant, Recyclo received a Regional Selective Assistance Grant from the Welsh Assembly. An additional grant was provided by the Welsh Development Agency's Environmental Goods and Services Programme, which funded the weighbridge.
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