The new facility is being built on the Slyfield Industrial Estate and is due to be opened in January 2004 to be fully operational by February 2004. It will primarily handle construction and industrial waste, but it will also take some waste from private homes and gardens.
Peter Chambers, chairman and managing director of Chambers Waste, explained the company’s investment in this project: “Two factors set this MRF apart from many others. Firstly, we will be using state-of-the-art separation and recycling machinery imported from Holland, where recycling is far more advanced that it currently is in the UK. Secondly, it is to be used solely for sorting construction, industrial and commercial waste rather than household waste.”
Currently, Chambers Waste recycles 20% of the waste it handles but MRF will be able to recover around 50% of the material it receives. The company claims that this will reduce Surrey’s waste going to landfill by 45,000 tonnes per year.
Mr Chambers added: “Recognising that both incineration and landfill are unpopular, we have worked hard to find a suitable site and gain consent for this MRF. Chambers Waste has always recognised the importance of recycling, so we have made our largest ever investment in this facility, confident that it will enable us to achieve full economic recovery of soil, bricks, concrete, timber, cardboard, metals and other materials.”
The plant includes a reception building for the pre-sorting of the incoming waste and a conveyor system to take the waste to the main building. A Redox trommel, screens, wind sifters and picking stations are being installed to separate the inert materials into three sizes. Concrete and hardcore will be fed directly to a Pegason crusher.
Wood, plastics, metals, paper and cardboard will be recovered in the MRF for recycling.
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