How Becon recover waste

Our business is receiving, sorting and separating out the recycling material from the commercial and industrial, and construction and demolition waste streams.  This includes: offices, retail, processing and manufacturing plants, warehouses, building and construction sites, and demolition sites.



Using a combination of processes depending on the type of material we are handling, our state-of-the-art materials recovery facility starts with an advanced screening system to remove the fine material (dirt, rock etc). From there, a range of automated and manual processes are used to extract the following materials: cardboard, paper, metals, glass, plastic (hard and film), untreated timber, plasterboard, hardfill

Where do the materials go?

Wherever possible we try to find local uses for the recovered material:– glass can be crushed and used as abrasive blasting or water filtration media; plastics can be sorted into different grades, chipped and washed and returned to plastic manufacturers to be blended with virgin plastic; and other material like paper and cardboard is baled and sent offshore for further processing.

How much do we recover?

The amount materials recovered is dependent on a number of conditions - mainly the source of the waste, the amount of different materials in the waste and the level of contamination. Currently we achieve 68-80% recovery from most waste sources. Our target is 90% overall recovery.

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