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Leading electrical recycler, Wincanton, has today begun building work on its second WEEE treatment facility, in Daventry, Northampton. The construction of the site will focus initially on the offices and warehouse, with building of the new machine beginning in October. Sortation operations will commence in December to manage its customers’ peak trading requirements and the site’s recycling function will become fully operational in early 2009.
Wincanton will double its current WEEE recycling capabilities by investing over £5m in the site. The new machine, developed and manufactured by German engineers, MeWa, will be capable of treating up to 100,000 tonnes of WEEE per year, the equivalent of over one million washing machines, nearly 100 million kettles or 715 million mobile phones.
The new site will complement Wincanton’s existing WEEE and fridge recycling facility in the North East and will also support Wincanton’s broader reverse logistics capabilities, which include a national network of sortation centres and asset recovery operations that differentiate between reusable and recyclable products
Wincanton has recently appointed Euan Jacskon as Managing Director for Recycling to drive the next stage of growth and development. Commenting on his new role, Euan said: “Since the inception of the WEEE Directive, Wincanton has led the way in offering best-in-class treatment and recycling facilities. There is still much work to do before the obligations of the WEEE Directive are fully integrated into every producer’s operations, but this second site will offer an extended service to help those affected by the legislation to manage their environmental responsibilities.”
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Previously Director, International Transport, at Wincanton, Euan Jackson will focus on developing the scope and services of Wincanton’s recycling business in the UK while identifying opportunities for expansion in Mainland Europe.
Euan continued: “The UK recycling industry is an exciting sector to be working in, and will continue to be so for the foreseeable future, such is the importance of environmental sustainability and reduction in carbon footprinting. Our operations are designed to take both carbon and cost out of the supply chain, as well as reducing the volume of product ending up in landfill. I will look forward to the challenge of growing our business, while at the same time minimising industry’s impact on the environment.”
Wincanton was the first company in the UK to open a dedicated WEEE treatment plant, opening its £4.5m state-of-the-art facility in Billingham, Teesside in March 2006 |
