The UK’s first All Weather Terminal at ABP’s port of Hull was awarded a 100 tonnes Achievement Award for recycling wood with the Humber Wood Recycling Project. ABP is committed to help reduce and make use of waste, during trading, that would otherwise be destined to landfill.
The recycling firm creates training, volunteering and workplace opportunities and now, it has also created wooden planters and outdoor furniture from some of the recycled materials aiming to brighten up the port’s wellbeing areas.
“It’s fantastic that we’ve smashed such a huge target and to see the waste product being transformed and put to good use to enhance the port,” said Adrian Hamilton, terminal manager at the All Weather Terminal.
The All Weather Terminal protects weather sensitive products and it predominately handles steel coil which is used in the production of car parts and other metal products. The waste timber off the vessels is used to secure the load and once offloaded by ABP it is collected, sorted and graded by volunteers at the Humber Wood Recycling Project’s depot in Staveley Road, Hull.
Bob Bunce, director of the Humber Wood Recycling Project, informed that it was the first time in the project’s three years that it has issued a 100 tonne certificate to one of its operators. He also urged more companies to follow these footsteps by helping reduce landfill waste.
“It’s a win-win situation; giving back to the community and continuing to work in an efficient, green way”, explained Mr Hamilton.
