As part of a WRAP initiative, Mil-tek have provided Taylor Wimpey with 2 balers for their North Fells site in Armadale, Scotland. 

 

Committing to the halving waste to landfill project, Taylor Wimpey employed the balers to process their waste plastic and cardboard packaging which forms a large percentage of the site waste once the internal fitting begins. 

 

The report was commissioned by WRAP to investigate current and innovative mobile waste processing options to manage non-inert Construction Demolition and Excavation Wastes (CDEW) efficiently on site (details on Mil-tek balers participation are documented on pages 16 – 31). 

 

The report considers the suite of typical non-inert waste materials generated on site, including packaging, wood pallets, timber, plastics, cardboard, tins, metals, plasterboard, insulation and ceramic materials. 

 

A wide range of factors are driving changes and improvements in waste management practice in the construction industry. Key drivers for change include: 

The Waste Hierarchy;  Legislation and policy;  Rising waste management costs;  Reduced landfill capacity;  Public perception; and  Space constraints on site

Research revealed that the majority of technologies available to the market for processing non-inert CDEW focus on the volume reduction of specific waste streams, either through shredding, grinding, compacting or baling operations. 

By reducing the volume of waste, a greater quantity of materials can be collected in a standard skip, offering an efficient solution to reducing waste container requirements on site and waste collection and transport costs. 

 

A number of the products also enable contractors to manage segregated waste streams for recycling more efficiently.