The contract will see Hadfield handle around 35,000 tonnes of wood a year from a network of 20 household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) around Greater Manchester operated by Viridor.
Hadfield, which also has sites in Middlesborough and Essex, has held the contract since 2004, when it initially signed a five year deal to process around 7,000 tonnes of wood an agreement that was renewed in 2009 when Hadfield signed on for an addition five years (see letsrecycle.com story).
The company recovers around 250,000 tonnes of waste wood a year, recycling it into a range of products including animal bedding, arena and play surfaces, panel board feedstock, as well as biomass wood chip.
Vicki Hughes, group business development director for Hadfield Wood Recyclers, said: We have been working with Viridor and its predecessor for a number of years now and have seen a huge increase in the amount of waste wood being diverted from landfill and sent to us for recycling.
We have done a lot of training on their sites to educate operatives as to what waste wood materials can be recycled and this has definitely contributed to the growth, along with a general increase in recycling awareness overall.
Expansion
The company is currently expanding its Manchester site by six acres to allow it to grow further. It has also recently secured a 12-year exclusive agreement to process waste wood into Tilbury Docks, Essex after investing in a new facility on the site.
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Patrick Kileen, operations manager at Viridor, added: As part of the Greater Manchester Recycling and Waste Management contract with the Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority we are aiming to achieve a recycling rate of 50% and will be diverting at least 75% of waste away from landfill, by 2015. Hadfield has played a key part in assisting us meet this target and we look forward to further developing this relationship in the future.
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