After five separate audits, a huge effort from the team at Wastewise and commitment from Managing Director to Site Operative level, we are pleased to announce that the company is now certified CMS compliant for Waste Management Activities across all three of our operating sites – Crewe, Esholt and Willerby.
This certification replaces the traditional requirement for COTC/WAMITAB qualified individuals to be present on each site for a minimum period each week, as the company is now deemed environmentally competent at all levels. It sits neatly within our existing ISO certified systems and strongly emphasises the company’s commitment to the highest standards in environmental compliance. A big ‘well-done’ to the team!
Go to the Resources page to view the Certificate of Approval and our other accreditations.
Hull-based recycling and waste management company, Wastewise, signs a new deal with Vital Earth Sales Ltd, a top producer and distributor of peat-free composts and growing media.
Biowise Limited (T/A Wastewise) has entered into a five-year contract to supply over 40k tonnes per annum of its BSI PAS 100 certified compost to Vital Earth Sales, who, with headquarters in Doncaster, produce the largest range of peat-free products in the UK, including soil improvers, growing media and topsoil.
Wastewise operates three composting facilities across the North of England processing over 200,000 tonnes per annum of organic waste, including food and garden waste. The 40k tonnes of compost, representing approx. 80% of their total annual tonnage, will be supplied from a combination of all three sites.
“At Wastewise we promote the use of sustainable waste treatment methods to help achieve zero waste to landfill. Composting is nature’s way of recycling organic waste, being an environmentally responsible and cost-effective method. We are delighted that this new contract with Vital Earth Sales represents a further step in ensuring that nothing we recycle goes to waste,” comments Bob Wilkes, Operations Director.
Market testing has been running since summer 2019 involving extensive mixing trials to find the right product blends. The product, under the brand name SupaGrow, is available in large bulk bags and 20L sealed bags nationwide in builders’ merchants, garden centres and retail outlets.
Sam Robinson, Managing Director Vital Earth Sales comments: “Although we are experts in producing topsoil’s and soil improvers, this agreement allows us to manufacturer the best peat-free topsoil in the market. Working with Wastewise provides the assurance that our compost supply chain will remain not only constant but of a consistently high standard for a number of years to come ensuring certainty of supply for our customers.”
Composting enables a ‘closed-loop’ approach to producing a rich source of organic matter and nutrients for plants and crops. At the end of the process, the finished compost is screened into different product grades depending on the end market. All Biowise compost-based products are certified to BSI PAS 100 and Compost Quality Protocol standards for use in horticulture, agriculture, landscaping and land restoration.
Following a very successful year of growth, Hull-based Wastewise continues to seek opportunities to broaden its waste-processing infrastructure, which includes composting, materials recycling, biomass and alternative fuel production facilities.
Leading Yorkshire based recycling company, Wastewise, has entered into a new agreement with Yorkshire Water for the operation of an open windrow composting facility at its Esholt wastewater treatment site, near Bradford.
Wastewise will operate the seven-acre Esholt site for an initial three-year period to enable the recycling of circa 50k tonnes per annum of household garden waste from the surrounding West and South Yorkshire areas.
Earlier this year Leeds City Council and Bradford Council each awarded garden waste treatment contracts to Wastewise as part of a 12-year Dynamic Purchasing System with an initial call-off contract for three years. The 15,000 tonnes of waste from Leeds is delivered directly to the treatment facility and 18,000 tonnes from Bradford is collected by Wastewise from two transfer stations. An additional 16,000 tonnes is transported to the site for treatment under a separate three-year contract with Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council.
The addition of the Esholt site means that Wastewise now handles in excess of 220ktpa of household organic waste across its various operations.
Wastewise’s managing director James Landau, said: “We have opened two new treatment facilities so far this year which demonstrates the exceptional growth that our business is currently experiencing and which we expect to continue as new legislation is introduced to mandate the separate collection of organic waste.”
Michael Poole, Operational Land Manager at Yorkshire Water, said: “We are delighted to be working with Wastewise to make optimum use of our existing asset at Esholt whilst jointly investigating further development opportunities at this and our other sites to deliver positive outcomes for the environment and the communities we serve.”
Previously run by SJB Recycling, Wastewise has employed five new staff members and invested in various items of recycling equipment to manage the facility, which is permitted for up to 75kpta of garden waste. The company has re-certified the site to BSI PAS 100 and Compost Quality Protocol standards and is already looking into ways to enhance and expand the existing operation.
Future opportunities may involve the development of an IVC facility in the region, similar to the sites already operated by Wastewise in Hull and Crewe, for the treatment of commingled garden and food waste as Local Authorities consider possible changes to their waste collection systems.
Yorkshire Water’s Esholt wastewater treatment site is located on a 32-acre site of the former Esholt Hall and services 750,000 people in Bradford and North Leeds. It is Yorkshire Water’s second largest wastewater treatment plant.
Following a successful period of growth, Hull-based Wastewise continues to seek opportunities to broaden its waste-processing infrastructure, which includes composting, materials recycling, biomass and alternative fuel production facilities.
Operating out of their base in Willerby, near Hull, Wastewise has successfully secured five new Local Authority waste contracts which, as of this month, are now all operational and bringing in additional business worth in excess of £7million.
“We are committed to delivering unparalleled recycling and waste treatment solutions for our customers who are entrusting us to help in driving up recycling rates whilst meeting environmental goals and providing value for money,” states James Landau, Managing Director at Wastewise. “All waste is professionally treated in purpose built, state of the art facilities which provide positive outcomes for the community and businesses alike.”
Wastewise already process circa 20,000 tonnes per annum of biowaste from Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) but will now provide additional support in the management of a further 25,000 tonnes of mixed garden and food waste from across all of its ten councils. The two-year contract, which commenced at the beginning of June, will involve the Councils collecting and delivering the waste into several transfer stations across Greater Manchester from where it is transported to Wastewise’s new IVC facility in Crewe for treatment.
As of May 2020, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council now uses Wastewise to handle circa 16,000 tonnes of garden waste per year. The waste is delivered by the Council into a new waste transfer facility set up by Wastewise in conjunction with Stobart Energy, the UK’s leading provider of biomass fuel. Wastewise then collect the material, using a combination of their own vehicles and third-party hauliers, prior to treatment. The contract is for an initial three-year term with an option to extend for a further two years.
In West Yorkshire, Leeds City Council and Bradford Council have each awarded garden waste contracts to Wastewise as part of a 12-year Dynamic Purchasing System with an initial call-off contract for three years. The 15,000 tonnes of waste from Leeds is being delivered directly to the treatment facility and 18,000 tonnes from Bradford is being collected by Wastewise from two transfer stations.
Garden waste from Leeds, Bradford and Rotherham is all treated at one of Wastewise’s composting sites within Yorkshire. An additional site has been recently introduced to help process the waste from these new contracts.
Wastewise has also won a one-year interim contract to manage all recyclables from North Lincolnshire Council. This includes metal cans and tins, dry mixed recycling (DMR), paper, glass, and street sweepings. Following the internalisation of its waste collection services, North Lincolnshire Council has contracted Wastewise to provide a short-term solution, moving and brokering the recyclable materials, whilst the Council looks to procure a longer-term solution.
Following a successful period of growth, the company continues to seek opportunities to broaden its waste-processing infrastructure, which includes composting, materials recycling, biomass and alternative fuel production facilities. Mick Wheatley has recently joined the Operations team to support this growth.
Leading recycling and waste management firm Biowise confirms its new In-Vessel Composting (IVC) facility, built to treat organic waste for Cheshire East Council, is now up and running.
Hull-based Biowise were awarded the £30 million contract in early 2018 to deliver an Organic Waste Treatment Solution for Cheshire East Council who were looking to expand their household organic waste collection service to include food waste.
In December 2018, following receipt of planning permission for the site at Leighton Grange, Biowise’s construction partner Ashcourt initiated the build, which took just over a year to complete. Biowise installed a Gicom IVC system along with associated outdoor composting and screening operations that provide a safe and cost effective method of recycling organic waste to stringent industry standards.
Ralph Kemp, Head of Environment Services at Cheshire East Council, commented: “This new facility from Biowise is an important part of our waste strategy as we seek to increase our recycling towards our 65% target. Based within Cheshire East, the plant allows us to collect, process and recycle locally, helping residents to reduce residual food and garden waste. The plant also produces a superb, high quality compost product whilst providing additional benefits and jobs for the local community.”
Now that all commissioning tests have been completed, the facility has the capacity to process up to 75,000 tonnes per annum of food and garden waste. Over 95% of the waste inputs will be recycled into quality BSI PAS 100 certified compost for use in horticultural, agricultural and landscaping markets. The remaining, small percentage of process outputs will be recycled or sent for energy recovery.
“Our existing IVC facility near Hull has been running since 2015 and has proved to be a sustainable solution for the treatment of organic waste. We are now able to offer this solution for Cheshire East Council,” said James Landau, Managing Director of Biowise. “The new facility is already processing 45,000 tonnes per annum of organic waste brought in from the Cheshire East area and we are actively seeking additional contracts to fill the spare capacity.”
Biowise secured a multi-million pound funding package from Yorkshire Bank to assist with the build of this new facility. The Yorkshire Bank team headed up by Pete Sumners, Corporate and Structured Finance Director, worked closely with Biowise to ensure the funding structure they provided was tailored to meet the needs of the business.
Biowise, (T/A Wastewise) is a leading waste management and recycling company based in Willerby, Hull, with over 50 years experience. The company promotes the use of innovative and sustainable waste treatment methods to help achieve zero waste to landfill.
Following a successful period of growth, the company continues to seek opportunities to broaden its waste-processing infrastructure, which includes materials recycling, biomass and alternative fuel production facilities. Michael Wheatley has recently joined the Operations team to support this growth.
Planning permission has been granted for Biowise to develop an in-vessel composting facility near Crewe, to process up to 75,000 tonnes per annum of food and biodegradable waste.
The facility at Leighton Grange will manage around 40,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) of commingled kerbside material and green waste from civic amenity sites in East Cheshire. The remainder will be sourced from other local authorities and commercial businesses.
Biowise secured a 15-year deal with Cheshire East Council earlier this year to provide a composting plant to process food and garden waste from the authority’s 370,000 residents (see letsrecycle.com story).
According to the Council, the plant will make it possible for food across the whole of Cheshire East to be recycled for the first time from summer 2019. Latest figures have revealed that Cheshire East is recycling more than 55% of waste compared with less than 17% almost a decade ago, the council said.
‘Delighted’
Councillor Don Stockton, Cheshire East Council’s cabinet member for environment, said: “We are delighted that Biowise has come up with an efficient, sustainable and low-cost solution to recycle food waste. They have done a great job in successfully satisfying the strict planning application requirements.
“This new composting plant will process food and garden waste together and will help us to further improve our recycling rates, which are currently better than the majority of councils across England. We are determined to further improve these rates so that we are among the very best in the country. We look forward to working with Biowise and building a strong partnership into the future.”
Cheshire East is keeping its three bin system with food waste being collected fortnightly within the garden waste bin. Once completed next year, food and garden waste will be processed at the new six acre composting plant.
IVC
The facility will use a mixture of in-vessel composting (IVC) in a purpose-built building, followed by external aerated stabilisation using static windrows.
It is anticipated that 96% of the waste will be recycled into compost. All other outputs including compost oversize and leachate will either be reprocessed, recycled or sent off site for to an appropriate waste management facility.
At present, the council’s arm’s-length organisation, Ansa, collects only green waste from households and HWRCs which is composted. Food waste is disposed of in the black residual bin, the majority of which is sent for energy from waste, and a small amount to landfill.
Bob Wilkes, operations and development director for Biowise, said: “The development of this advanced composting facility represents the culmination of a two-year process of careful design and negotiation with Cheshire East Council officers and their advisors.
“Through this forward thinking and collaborative process, Cheshire East Council is providing a long-term, environmentally-friendly solution to their residents, utilising state-of the-art technology to produce a fantastic quality assured PAS 100 compost product from mixed garden and food waste.
“We are delighted to be a part of that process and excited about the prospect of working together in the future.”
Technology
In 2015, Biowise developed a similar IVC facility at its own site in Eppleworth, near Hull, which now handles up to 75,000 tonnes of garden and food waste produced annually by households in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire (see letsrecycle.com story).
The facility utilises the Dutch ‘Gicom’ technology, on which the new site in Leighton Grange will be modelled.
Leading recycling and waste management firm Biowise has announced that it has been awarded a minimum 15-year contract for the treatment of organic waste in partnership with Cheshire East Council.
Hull-based Biowise fought off strong competition to win the £30 million contract for the provision of an Organic Waste Treatment Solution for Cheshire East Council, now expanding their current household organic waste collection service to include food waste.
Biowise will design, build, finance and operate a £7m state-of-the-art Gicom In-vessel Composting Facility (IVC) along with associated Aerated Static Pile (ASP) composting, screening and blending operations at the Council owned site in Leighton Grange, near Crewe.
Councillor Don Stockton, cabinet member for environment at Cheshire East Council commented: “Biowise put forward a proposal that not only fulfilled all our strategic, operational and financial requirements, but assists us in making recycling as simple as possible for residents, with additional beneficial outcomes for the community and minimal disruption to service.”
In 2015, Biowise developed a similar IVC facility at their own site in Eppleworth, near Hull, which now handles up to 75,000 tonnes of garden and food waste produced annually by households in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire. The facility utilises the industry leading Dutch ‘Gicom’ technology, on which the new site in Leighton Grange will be modelled.
Founded in 1984, Gicom Composting Systems has to date installed its technology in over 700 facilities worldwide and offers end users a safe, reliable, efficient and cost effective method of recycling organic waste and achieving landfill diversion targets. “We have a great relationship with Biowise and are very happy to be partnering with them on this project and in the development of further opportunities in the UK,” commented Monique Groenenboom, Gicom Managing Director.
The planned facility in Leighton Grange will have the capacity to process up to 75,000 tonnes per annum of food and garden waste and is expected to take one year to build with a proposed operational date of Summer 2019. Once fully operational, it is anticipated that over 96% of the waste inputs will be recycled into quality compost for use in horticultural, agricultural, landscaping or land remediation sector. All other process outputs will either be recycled or sent for energy and heat recovery, meaning minimal quantities of waste, if any, will be disposed into landfill.
“We are delighted to be working with Cheshire East Council on this new waste treatment project which will provide a proven solution for the treatment of organic waste as well as a quality end product,” said James Landau, Managing Director of Biowise.
Biowise secured a seven-figure funding package from Yorkshire Bank to assist with the build of this new facility. The Yorkshire Bank team worked closely with Biowise to ensure the funding structure they provided was tailored to meet the needs of the business.
Pete Sumners, Corporate and Structured Finance Director at Yorkshire Bank, said: “The development of this state-of-the-art facility is extremely encouraging for Biowise and we are delighted to support this important project. By bringing this market leading technology into the North, the plant will transform the way the local authority processes its recycling as well as create employment opportunities.
Biowise, (T/A Wastewise) is a leading waste management and recycling company based in Willerby, Hull, with over 50 years experience. The company promotes the use of innovative and sustainable waste treatment methods to help achieve zero waste to landfill.
Looking to expand their horizons across Northern England, this is Biowise’s first Local Authority contract outside the Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire region. Operations and Development Director Bob Wilkes, who joined the business in June of this year, is spearheading the company’s geographical growth as it continues to broaden its waste-processing infrastructure, which includes materials recycling, biomass and alternative fuel production facilities.
Wastewise is delighted to announce that it has been named as one of the 50 fastest growing companies in Yorkshire.
The company is listed in the Ward Hadaway Yorkshire Fastest 50 for 2017, a run-down of the fastest growing businesses in the region put together by UK Top 100 law firm Ward Hadaway.
The Ward Hadaway Yorkshire Fastest 50 highlights and celebrates the achievements of fast-growing, profitable companies in the region by compiling and publishing an annual list of the 50 fastest growing privately-owned businesses across Yorkshire.
Wastewise has made it into the 2017 list after achieving three years of strong turnover growth whilst still remaining profitable. The company will now go forward to the Ward Hadaway Yorkshire Fastest 50 Awards 2017 on March 17.
Jamie Martin, Managing Partner at Ward Hadaway, said: “We congratulate Wastewise and every company in the Ward Hadaway Yorkshire Fastest 50 for 2017 for their achievements in making this year’s list. The Fastest 50 shows what terrific companies we have in the region and underlines what a great place Yorkshire is to do business.”
James Landau, Managing Director at Wastewise, said: “We are absolutely thrilled to be listed in Yorkshire’s Fastest 50. It is a fantastic endorsement of our business and is testament to the continued hard work and effort from all our staff and partners.”
A new state of the art In-Vessel Composting (IVC) facility developed by East Riding-based recycling company Wastewise was officially opened today by Lord Haskins.
Over 100 guests joined Lord Haskins and Wastewise management at the opening event, including representatives from local businesses, funding organisations, local authorities and children from Willerby Carr Lane Primary school.
James Landau, managing director at Wastewise said; “It is an amazing day and great to see the culmination of all our efforts come together after years of planning. We are very happy to have so many people here to view the facility and see it officially opened. Our thanks go to Lord Haskins and to all those who have helped make this a reality.”
This facility will help address the shortage of waste treatment facilities in the area and mean that a large percentage of the area’s waste will now be managed locally, assisting the region in meeting its recycling targets.
Lord Haskins, Chairman of the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership cut the ribbon with the help of Jessica Middleton and James Adamson from Willerby Carr Lane Primary school and declared the facility officially open.
“The Humber Local Enterprise Partnership is at the forefront of driving growth and prosperity for the region and I am delighted to open this state of the art In-Vessel Composting facility. This is a great example of how we can work with local businesses to help them grow and create new jobs. I wish Wastewise every success,” commented Lord Haskins at the opening.
Wastewise has invested £4.5m in the project which includes funding assistance from the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) as well as from Yorkshire Bank and Close Brothers Asset Finance.
In April 2014 the company, in partnership with Hartlepool-based J&B Recycling, was awarded a 10-year contract to process the organic waste from both Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire Councils.
Under this contract the new facility will process over 60,000 tonnes per annum of garden and food waste from 263,000 households in the region. The plant, which utilises the proven and highly regarded Dutch ‘Gicom’ technology, will convert the organic waste into quality compost for use in horticulture and agriculture.
Wastewise has invested over £550k in a Doppstadt DW3060 slow speed shredder and two CASE 721F wheeled loaders for its new In-Vessel Composting (IVC) facility.
As the global market leaders in shredding equipment, the Doppstadt DW3060 is designed using precision German engineering; it is extremely versatile, robust and ideally suited to shredding a wide variety of materials including green and wood waste. It is also capable of a high throughput rate which will enable Wastewise to keep up with waste volumes in peak periods.
The Case wheeled loaders are specially designed for the tough demands of the waste and recycling industry and make light work of shredder loading, tunnel (un)loading, windrow turning, material stockpiling and rehandling. Both machines come with large capacity buckets, one with top clamp, to aid load retention and maximise each load per pass.
Shaun Ward, Site Manager, commented “We are absolutely delighted with these machines. Not only will they help increase productivity levels and ensure optimum uptime for our business, they also offer significant health and safety benefits and will be a valuable asset to the composting operation as it continues to grow.”
