Greenstar to Open One of The UK's Largest Recycling Facilities

Monday, 10th September 2007 - Greenstar is pleased to announce that it is investing STG£7 million in the development of one of the UK's largest materials recycling facilities (MRF), which will open in Aldridge, North of Birmingham early next year. When fully operational the new plant will employ approximately fifty staff.

Ian Wakelin, Managing Director of Greenstar explains:  “The UK has a real deficit in recycling infrastructure, particularly in the Birmingham area, and Greenstar is addressing this need. The Aldridge Plant will utilise the best technology and equipment available in the world which will enable the plant to separate and sort mixed and kerb-side sorted waste streams producing a very quality end product. The new 4.5 acre site will eventually have the capacity to handle a quarter of a million tonnes of recyclable materials per annum.

The new Greenstar facility will provide real economic benefits to local authorities and businesses alike.  Wakelin continues: “Local authorities are under considerable pressure to meet their recycling targets and this facility in the Birmingham area will create a huge opportunity for them.  The ability of the plant to receive recyclables in multiple forms means local authorities can use the Aldridge Plant, regardless of whether the materials are collected mixed or kerb-side sorted.  As a result, recycling targets can be met and exceeded in a cost efficient manner.”

“Commercial and industrial businesses will also be able to use this new facility.  The impending pre-treatment legislation (due to be implemented in October this year), corporate social responsibility issues and diverting waste from landfill are all now Boardroom issues.”

“The opening of the Aldridge Plant represents another step towards Greenstar achieving its objective of becoming one of the leading recycling companies in the UK,” Wakelin concludes.