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Metal
Metals can be either crushed, baled or chopped. Materials contaminated with steel can be hand sorted on our magneting belt ensuring every last piece of steel is removed. We are able to handle aluminium up to 60 feet in length and up to 2 inches thick for shearing, and baling. After processing material can be packaged in a number of different ways. i.e. palletised, bagged, bundled or loose in bulk skips.
Quality is an integral part of Alwins culture and starts when materials enter the yard. The fully equipped laboratory examines all metals that come into the works to ascertain the best, most efficient use of each parcel and to ensure the highest values are returned to customers for each load received. Individual analysis of batches also ensures all materials can be sold and delivered to customers exacting standards of specification. All loads, incoming and outgoing are weighed on the D.O.T approved and certified weighbridge.
Wood Recycling
Wood Recycling. The newest addition of services added to our portfolio. Waste wood such as broken pallets and packaging cases are collected from customers and returned to our depot. Material is then sorted and graded and passed through the shredding machine. The machine is fitted with over-band magnets to prevent nails, hinges and other metallic contamination from entering the finished product. The machine is also fitted with dust extraction equipment so as to prevent fine dust becoming airborne and also to give a better, cleaner end product. The chipped wood is graded by size and then sold for several different applications such as horse bedding, horse riding arenas, council parks and of course the manufacture of chip board for kitchen units etc.
Cardboard
This is normally in baled form or delivered loose.
Please be
aware that cardboard needs to be free from food, metal,
plastics and other wastes. If you produce smaller quantities
of cardboard or other recyclables it is possible to arrange
collections of mixed loads, for example, baled polythene,
trays and baled cardboard on the same load. What ever your
tonnage please call and we will be pleased to help
Plastics
Most types of plastics can in fact be recycled from
plastics pallets through to plastics bottles.
A very common form of plastic used to make films such as pallet and shrink
wrap. This is normally baled to ensure the maximum weight can be transported.
The material is typically produced via retail such as supermarkets and
warehousing operations. If your company produces this as a waste then
you will more likely produce cardboard that we can take as well. The polymer
identification number is 4. Depending on the quality and tonnage you have
we may be able to offer your company a rebate per tonne. We also can provide
a full audit trail allowing you to track your recyclables to the point
of new product.
Paper
Most types of office paper can be recycled, but in the main our systems is set up to collect and recycle white and coloured letters, invoices, copy paper, computer print outs and archive records. What we cannot recycle and should be kept out of the waste stream, are copy paper wrappers, paper towels. Laminated / plastic, waxed paper or card files with metal strips, newspapers, magazines in large quantities and polythene bags.
WEEE
One specialist area in which Alwin now concentrates much of its efforts is in the electronics industry. With the impending introduction of the WEEE directive and the emphasis now placed upon manufacturers of electrical goods to take back and recycle their older equipment we have found a large market for our services. Currently materials from the electronics industry which Alwin handle, include computer monitors, keyboards, mobile phones, populated circuit boards and blank unused scrap circuit boards.
WHEN IS DISPOSAL FREE?
You are able to return WEEE free of charge if:
It was sold to you after 13 August 2005
You are replacing it with equivalent new EEE.
In these circumstances your EEE supplier can give you details of the take back system available to you.
WHEN DO YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DISPOSAL?
You must arrange and pay for the transfer of WEEE to an Approves Authorised Treatment Facility (AATF) if:
You are discarding EEE which was purchased before August 2005 and are not replacing with equivalent EEE.
You cannot trace the producer.
You are purchasing new EEE and you choose, through negotiation with the producer to accept the future costs of treating and disposing of it.
WASTE MINIMISATION
You can reduce your disposal costs if you decrease the amount of WEEE you produce.