One of the most experienced providers of waste management services across West Yorkshire, Skelton Ltd, have proudly unveiled their new waste treatment and transfer facility, which is now fully operational and open to private and business users.
Based in Leeds, Skelton Ltd has been providing a range of skip hire and waste recycling services for over 30 years.
“Skelton’s new treatment facility is a significant investment for the business and marks an exciting new era for the company as we continue to offer more services to the private and commercial customer,” comments Dean Langton, Director at Skelton Ltd.
The new 87,000 sq ft recycling centre is one of the largest in the area and enables Skelton to recycle at least 80% of all materials collected and delivered, which will ultimately enable a reduction in the amount of waste materials destined for landfill.
The facility is fully equipped with the latest recycling and treatment machinery including two product feed lines, a six bay pre-sort purpose built cabin, a state-of-the-art trommel used for separating fine material from construction and demolition waste, a light separation unit to remove contaminates (such as plastic and paper) from hardcore, overband magnets for ferrous materials, together with a fully integrated conveyor system for the quick and efficient transportation of all materials through the processing plant, and a two bay quality control cabin for final inspection.
Skelton Ltd approached Carmac Waste Handling Systems Ltd to design, manufacture and install the waste processing equipment.
“Having made the decision to invest in our waste treatment and transfer facility, we needed a supplier who was experienced in waste handling systems and could also provide a high quality of processing machinery,” Dean continues.
“Carmac listened to our requirements and their knowledge and expertise of the recycling industry made them the ideal partner for this project.”
The new facility has been supported by WRAP (Waste Resources Action Programme), an initiative to encourage and enable businesses and consumers to be more efficient in their use of materials and recycle more things more often, with the ultimate goal of minimising landfill, reducing carbon emissions and improving the environment.
“As part of the site’s commissioning phase, we have also been testing the capabilities of the site by trialling it with selected customers. Initially they have had daily access from 7am until 2am but we are confident that our objective of having a 24/7, 364 day operation will become a reality in the near future,” Dean concludes.
In addition to local businesses using the facility, Skelton Ltd also welcomes trade waste from national companies who are currently working on construction projects across the Yorkshire region and need to dispose of their waste in a quick, efficient and environmentally friendly manner.
