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Recycling
High Speed Hamilton
Hamilton Waste & Recycling Ltd has invested in a new Terex Ecotec TBG 630 high speed shredder from the recycling machinery experts Molson Green as the East Lothian based recycler continues to position itself at the forefront of a more resource efficient Scotland...
From their main location, Smeaton Recycling Centre in Musselburgh, family-owned Hamilton Waste & Recycling have built a strong reputation throughout central Scotland as one of
the leading waste management companies since their formation in 2002.
Currently operating from three locations, their flagship Smeaton processes up to 170,000t of waste per year from Edinburgh, East Lothian and the surrounding areas. It has already been recognised for modelling excellence when it was awarded the prestigious title of, “Material Recycling Facility of the Year”, in 2018 at the MRW awards held in London.
The site that was first opened in 2014 currently runs over 30 wagons, offering a mix of Skip Hire, C&D, C&I, kerbside collections and aggregate recycling streams. Located just off the Edinburgh bypass, the centre is ideally located to service customers throughout central Scotland.
But volume is not the key for David Hamilton, who said, “We are totally committed to the concept of giving waste new life and in doing so supporting the development of a more
circular economy here in Scotland. We are already – recycling and diverting 98% of all materials that come through our gates from landfill, which is well ahead of the Government’s 2025 target. But we are still striving to improve!”
Smeaton Recycling Centre is brimming with state-of-the-art recycling equipment, including a mix of mobile and static material, handling and processing equipment ranging from excavators, crushers, screeners, and shredders, through to a full SRF plant. But with such a diverse mix of waste streams, versatility is extremely important when evaluating potential new mobile equipment.
With a Terex Ecotec TDS 820 slow speed shredder already proving its worth in the Hamilton fleet, David and Keir had no hesitation in speaking to the recycling equipment experts at Molson Green when looking to replace their high-speed shredding machinery. Previously running two machines with one on a, “stand-by”, basis, finding a machine that can offer the level of reliability required is difficult when operating in such a tough application.
David said, “Many other recycling companies shy away from processing difficult materials such as mattresses and plasterboard, but we have invested in the right machinery and developed processes to be able to deal with these properly. Our experience with the TDS 820’s ability to process mattresses so effectively, as well as its fantastic reliability, has given us great confidence in Terex Ecotec products. Partnering this with the level of knowledge from the Molson Green team throughout the process and their nearby depot in Glasgow, it was only natural to seriously look at the TBG 630.
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