020 7001 600016th April 2008:
With an input capacity of up to 250,000 tonnes dry recyclables per year, it is the largest undercover dry recyclable MRF in the capital and is just miles from Canary Wharf and the City.
Owned and run by family firm Bywaters, the MRF is part of a major £30million relocation project to a 9.2 acre site in Bow, east London. The building at Lea Riverside covers more than 187,000 square feet and is able to operate in all weather conditions, with materials remaining dry as well as secure.
Bywaters Managing Director John Glover said: "This is an exciting time for Bywaters. The opening of our east London MRF puts us in exactly the right place to make recycling easier for London businesses".
"Our new location means we are minimising the environmental impact of our operations. Our service is now supported by the latest technology ensuring we output resource of the highest quality to feed back into the supply chain."
London's business community will reap the benefits of having a local MRF through the reduced waste transportation distances and also the provision of local employment and continued investment in the local economy.
The new MRF's cutting edge processing technology for dry recyclables will produce high quality end products. Working with industry bodies Bywaters ensures its facilities, processes and end products meet the highest standards of industry best practice. It is the company's intention to ensure that its products are sent to reprocessors in the UK and, where necessary, to fully accredited facilities overseas.
