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Recycling Special Feature
Colt 800 Powering Newbourne Farm
Composting’s Zero Waste
Newbourne Farm Composting in Rockbourne,
Hampshire, has taken a big step forward in its
sustainability journey. The addition of an
EvoQuip Colt 800 screening plant has
transformed its green waste operation, helping
the team get even closer to achieving their goal
of zero waste.
Located in the Hampshire countryside, Newbourne Farm
Composting has long been known for its community-focused
approach to recycling. Under the leadership of Harry Timms,
the site has become an essential local hub for turning green
waste into a valuable resource for use in domestic, commercial
and agricultural applications.
Every week, material arrives from local skip firms, tree
surgeons, and the green bins collected from surrounding
towns and villages. Once on-site, this waste is carefully
processed and screened before being turned into high-quality
compost. The finished product goes back into the local
economy, used by nearby farmers and available to the public
for gardens and landscaping. It’s a simple, effective process
that keeps organic waste out of landfill and puts nutrients
back into the ground.
But as the operation grew, Harry and his team faced an
ongoing challenge. The composting process naturally produces
a by-product made up of stone and other inert materials,
waste that he had no viable outlet for. Disposing of this
material added extra cost and complexity to the business, not
to mention valuable space being taken up on an already tight
site.
Harry knew that if the farm was going to stay true to its zero-
waste mission, they needed to find a way to turn this waste
product into something with value. “We wanted something
compact but powerful,” he explains. “The site doesn’t have
room for big machines, so we needed equipment that could
handle a lot of material without getting in the way.”
That’s when the EvoQuip Colt 800, supplied by Molson Finlay,
came into the picture. Compact yet tough, the Colt 800 is
designed to deliver big performance in small spaces, exactly
what Newbourne Farm needed.
The connection with Molson came about through Tristan
Dorey, Sales Manager at Molson Green. Tristan had been in
touch with Newbourne Farm for the past couple of years and
already knew Harry from a previous job. When Harry began
looking for a new supplier, that existing relationship made all
the difference. What really sealed the decision was Molson’s
reputation for reliable, responsive back-up support, exactly the
kind of partnership Harry needed to keep the operation
running smoothly.
Despite its Compact footprint, the Colt 800’s screening
capabilities made an immediate impact. The machine
efficiently separates different-sized stone and inert material
from the composting stream, creating two clean and usable
products. In fact, the Colt 800 is processing up to 280 tonnes
of material per hour at Newbourne, turning what was once
treated as waste into resources that can now be reused or
sold, cutting disposal costs and creating new revenue
opportunities.
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