W: https://www.sbhg.co.uk/furnish/ T: 020 8996 8920 Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea W: http://bookings.rescoliving.co.uk/page/rbkc-reuse/ T: 020 3405 4859 or 020 7361 3001. London Borough of Lambeth W: http://www.emmaus.org.uk/lambeth T: 020 8761 4276 London Borough of Wandsworth W: https://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/reusecollection or http://bookings.rescoliving.co.uk/ T: 020 3405 4859.
The Authority recycles a whole range of materials at its Household Waste and Recycling Centres and a full list can be found on our website at www.wrwa.gov.uk
The following sections describe what happens to some of the larger recycling streams.
Co-mingled ‘recycling sack and bank’ scheme
Cory began the construction of an 84,000 tonne per annum Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) at the Authority's Smugglers Way Transfer Station in November 2008. This facility is processing co-mingled recyclate delivered by the Authority's constituent councils from their “Recycling Sack and Bank” schemes.
Before construction of the main MRF building itself could start, preparation works were carried out to the river wall and a containment barrier was installed along the eastern boundary of the Household Waste and Recycling site to prevent any slightly polluted water (from the site's historic use as a Gasworks) under the main body of the site from draining into the Thames.
The design and build of the main MRF building and associated civil works were carried out during 2009 and the installation of the bulk of the processing and associated equipment was carried out during 2010. Commissioning commenced in October of that year and the facility was officially opened by Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal in March 2011.
Cory took over the operation of the MRF in April 2011, when the equipment contractor ceased involvement with the commissioning process, and has continued