WASTE RECYCLING


Bakers Waste donate refuse truck to students at Stephenson College


LEADING Leicestershire based waste management company, Bakers Waste, have recently donated a fully functional refuse truck to the students at Stephenson College in Coalville to develop skill sets and enhance future job prospects.


The donation is another factor of the growing relationship between the college and Bakers Waste, who currently have two apprentices from the college’s HGV Maintenance & Repair course working at the company’s head offi ce in Beaumont Leys.


The refuse truck, which was formally out on the roads around Leicestershire collecting trade waste from the likes of Leicester City Football Club, Donington Park and Leicester Racecourse, will now get a second lease of life as a training vehicle for students to get hands-on mechanical experience.


On the donation, Dr. Nigel Leigh, Principal and Chief Executive of Stephenson College said: “We are very grateful for the


donation Bakers Waste has made to support the delivery of our apprenticeship programme.


The apprentices will have the opportunity to work on vehicles that they will experience in their work environments, and this supports the quality of their experience and its relevance to their employers.”


Fleet Manager at Bakers Waste, Craig Kimberlin, who completed his City & Guilds Motor Vehicle apprenticeship through the college, was on hand to present the refuse truck.


He said: “As a former student at Stephenson College, I am extremely excited by the opportunity to present the college with a vehicle that is relevant to the industry and one that the students can familiarise themselves with.


We believe this is an investment in Leicestershire motor vehicle education and are incredibly proud to be contributing.”


WRA to work with EA on defi ning hazardous wood


The Wood Recyclers Association (WRA) is working with the Environment Agency (EA) to look at the classifi cation of hazardous waste wood in the UK.


The EA approached the WRA following concerns lower grade waste wood was being used as a fuel in some non-WID compliant biomass boilers, instead of grade A wood - an issue the WRA itself has been highlighting to members.


In addition, there is new EU guidance coming into force within the next 12 months, which will require mixed waste wood streams to be fully assessed at the “front end” (before they have been processed into a product).


The WRA has now formed a group of industry representatives to work alongside EA


offi cers with the aim of:


• Supplying a better defi nition of hazardous waste wood


• Identifying best practice for front- end assessment by wood recyclers and reprocessors


• Developing a Code of Practice for the sector


Andy Hill, Chair of the WRA, said: “It is positive that, following our work with the EA on the issue of fi re prevention plans (FPP), they have come to us to proactively discuss this issue and seek advice and opinions from the wood recyclers.


"No-one should be under any illusion of the potentially signifi cant adverse impact


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if we don’t collectively fi nd a workable solution to this.


“We are in the very early stages of this project, but we are hopeful that we will be able to fi nd an outcome that will satisfy both the EA and the industry as a whole.


"Most treatments used on wood today will not be hazardous, whilst others will only be hazardous at certain concentrations, so we feel confi dent we will be able to ensure the WRA leads the way with a set of appropriate standards for defi ning hazardous wood.”


In the UK over 77% of processed waste wood goes into the two main end uses: energy recovery and panel board. This amounts to 3.8 million tonnes, with an additional 1.6 million tonnes of capacity at new waste wood power plants due to come on stream this year.


These facilities are WID compliant and burn the waste wood as a fuel to produce power and/or combined heat and power.


Andy added: “The waste wood sector makes an invaluable contribution to the UK’s energy security and, in conjunction with other current end markets for waste wood such as animal bedding and surfaces, the WRA is confi dent the new infrastructure will continue to make this market stronger.


"We are therefore committed to fi nding a practical solution that works for all parties and raises standards across the waste industry.”


New Avant Optidrive™ developed to improve engine performance


AVANT has developed a new, innovative solution for improving the performance of the drive circuit in Avant loaders.


The drive system consists of a variable displacement hydraulic pump, four hydraulic drive motors and some valves which are connected together with hydraulic hoses and fi ttings.


This system - where the drive power is conveyed from the engine (electric motor on Avant e-series) to the wheels using hydraulic oil, is often referred to as drive circuit.


Instead of mechanical axles Avant uses a design where there are four separate hydraulic drive motors, one on each wheel of the loader.


Avant was the fi rst manufacturer to design and utilise such a system in a compact loader.


This system has proven to be very eff ective, off ering lots of pushing power and yet enabling a very compact design to the loader while maintaining an extremely low centre of gravity.


Through research and development Avant has improved this system with an innovative way of rethinking.


When hydraulic oil fl ows at high fl ow rate in the drive circuit – in hydraulic hoses, fi ttings, motors and valves – the resistance in these components heats up the hydraulic oil.


The new Optidrive™ is a standard feature fi rst in Avant 700 series, later also in the 500 and 600 series.


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