The 160-tonne per hour plant will be commissioned at the group’s recycling facility at Newburn.
Mark Davison, joint chief executive of MGL Group, said: “We aim to enhance our waste management capabilities by diverting high-value material from landfill and returning that quality recycled sand and aggregate to good use in the construction industry.
“CDE impressed us with their expertise and deep understanding of our needs, instilling real confidence in us with their commitment to engineering a solution that will help us strengthen our own environmental commitments and deliver even greater social value for the North East.”
Between 2019 and 2021, the sale of recycled aggregates rose by approximately 21% across Tyne and Wear with a three-year average of 324,000 tonnes.
Davison added: “Recycling and reusing materials will achieve significant carbon savings. It will help us to greatly reduce our overall carbon footprint and it will play an instrumental role on our pathway to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.”
The new plant will be designed and engineered by wet processing experts CDE.
CDE business development manager, Mike Bibby said: “In a region where the availability of natural reserves is in decline, it is becoming increasingly evident that we need to adapt a circular approach to C&D waste to channel back into the industry as much available material as possible.
“Yes, that means having to process more and more challenging material, however CDE’s proven waste recycling solutions are up to the task. The solution we have engineered for MGL Group will support the business to reduce its reliance on virgin sand and aggregate while ensuring a steady supply of materials to the industry, and it will help the business to produce those materials closer to source to minimise haulage costs.”
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