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The company recycles wood, metals, waste timber, aggregate <strong>and</strong> green waste.
During 2008, the company recycled 86,301 tons of waste aggregates, which is
used in the construction industry <strong>and</strong> reduce the dem<strong>and</strong>s upon raw materials.
The EcoPark contains a Recycling Centre for bulky waste which enables the
segregation <strong>and</strong> recycling of a wide variety of materials that would otherwise
end up in l<strong>and</strong>fill (Picture 47.). Bulky items such as office furniture, wood
pallets, skip waste <strong>and</strong> builders' rubble can be delivered into this centre or
collected by London Waste, using its own fleet of Vehicles.
Picture 47.: Lorries unloading rubbish
(Londonwaste., 2009)
Untreated wood such as wood pallets, off cuts, some furniture, decking <strong>and</strong>
fencing can be delivered or even collected by special arrangement. This
material can be shredded into chips, which can be used for animal bedding,
new wood based products or as a fuel.
In-Vessel technology takes mixed food <strong>and</strong> green wastes <strong>and</strong> turns it into high
value compost that meets the requirements of the PAS quality protocol. A
proportion of the compost produced by the Centre is returned to agricultural
l<strong>and</strong>, reducing the need for chemical fertilizers. EcoPark compost is available
for sale <strong>and</strong> is used in parks, gardens, allotments <strong>and</strong> other developments
within north London, effectively providing a closed loop solution.