Jan-Feb 2011
South West Building & Construction 13 WOOD YEW WASTE
WOOD Yew Waste Ltd is the largest recycler of waste wood in the South West. The company, whose
Recycling company invests over £1m
business is mainly focused in Devon, provides a cost- effective way of recycling in an environmentally sensitive manner.
Recently, Wood Yew Waste has undertaken a major investment at its Exeter branch. Managing director Clem Spencer said: ‘We have just invested over £1m in a new building and in plant and machinery to take us into a new era.
‘We now have the most modern wood recycling facility in the UK.’ The Exeter branch can be found at Unit 50, Greendale Business Park, Woodbury Salterton, EX5 1EW.
‘The unit is much bigger than our previous premises on the business park,’ said Clem. ‘We have a 2.5 acre site which includes a 22,500 sq ft building and a concreted yard of half an acre. ‘As part of our major
expansion at the Exeter branch, we are focusing on producing woodchip traditionally used in kitchen and bedroom furniture. ‘We are also producing biofuel and have signed an agreement to supply Forest Fuel. In addition, we have agreed to supply Mole Valley Farmers with farm animal bedding.’ Wood Yew Waste accepts all types of waste wood ranging from pallets and packaging waste to demolition timber, joinery offcuts and general household wood waste. Its client base ranges from national waste management companies and local council civic amenity sites to skip companies, builders and the public.
The operation was started in 1999 in Plymouth to recycle wood that was previously being landfilled, with the primary aim of supplying woodchip to the panel board industry.
Wood Yew Waste Ltd recycles around 800 tonnes of waste wood per week. board industry
More recently the company
has expanded to provide recycling solutions for plasterboard and MDF/hardboard/sawdust. Acceptable plasterboard
waste types/materials include: * Waste from rebuilds * Waste from demolitions * New construction waste * Production scrap * Gypsum blocks * Virgin gypsum board cut- offs
* Complete boards or broken parts
* Gypsum ceilings, floors, walls etc.
All plasterboard waste
deliveries to the Plymouth and Exeter depots need to be free from the following contamination:
* Insulated or melamine surface board.
* Plastic, glass, metal, cardboard, brick, concrete or soils.
More than a decade ago,
working in partnership with Plymouth City Council, Wood Yew Waste set up its operation at the Chelson Meadow Landfill Site to recycle the wood being disposed of at the council’s civic amenity area and also the waste wood that was being landfilled by local industry.
From an initial turnover of under 50 tonnes of wood per week, it has steadily increased the volume it recycles to around 800 tonnes per week. Among the products the
company supplies are: *Woodchips for the panel
*Premier garden mulch *Springbed - equestrian bedding and arena surfacing *Farm animal bedding for cattle, pig and poultry farms *Ugly Kindling *Cozy Coop, chicken and pigeon bedding *Woodchips for golf course landscaping *Woodchips for biofuel. Wood Yew Waste can arrange for wood skips to be put at your premises if you do not have your own transport. The business accepts loads of MDF/hardboard/sawdust in separate loads to other
recyclable wood. In line with its normal wood
specification, the MDF/hardboard/sawdust loads must be free from other contaminates such as plastic, metal, glass etc.
The cost of disposing of products for recycling at the sites is negotiable according to the quality and quantity and represents a large saving over landfill rates.
Contact Neil Spencer on mobile 07595 219115 or (office) 01752 228062. Email
clemwyw@yahoo.co.uk. Website: www.wood-yew-
waste.com.
The largest wood recycler in the South West
Neil Spencer 07595219115 Office 01752 228062
Email:
clemwyw@yahoo.co.uk
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