Turmec awarded £15m contract for Glasgow MRF

The Easter Queenslie MRF is expected to be operational in time for the introduction of a new twin-stream system.  

The council has proposed the implementation a new recycling collection model targeting separate collection of fibre (paper and card), containers and film.  

In the requirements for the MRF, the council said: “It is critical that the new MRF is flexible and capable of processing a diverse range of separately collected material streams.” 

It is anticipated that the facility will process 30,000 tonnes of fibre and 20,000 tonnes of containers per annum.  

The council said that the site must also be able to process 30,000 tonnes per annum of commingled recyclable material and waste so that it is equipped to deal with the transition phase of the site. 

The contract is worth exactly £15,247,313 and the decision to award it to Turmec was made in April 2025, but made public this week. 

The council received six tenders in total, including four from SMEs – of which Turmec is one.  

The MRF will replace the current council-operated Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) at 90 Easter Queenslie Road Glasgow G33 4UL. 

The 4.57-hectare site will consist of an HWRC, material transfer station, MRF, offices and vehicle parking. 

Timeline for the redevelopment 

In early 2023, Glasgow received a £21 million grant from the Scottish government’s Recycling Improvement Fund to boost its recycling rate which sat at 30% at the time. 

£17 million of the funding was put aside for a new MRF, while £4 million was put out for the rollout of the twin-stream service. 

Glasgow city council announced that it had begun the phased demolition of the site in August 2023 and launched its tendering process in October the same year.  

At the time, the council said it is working towards a post commissioning handover of the MRF from mid-2026, when it will roll out the twin-stream service.