Zero landfill achieved

Endurance Doors has achieved an audited zero landfill mark, following work with waste processing specialist Ellgia.

This move is part of a wider sustainability programme that will be delivered during the course of 2022.

The process begins at the tipping stage with a manual inspection, and sorting is then taken place to recover bulkier items including wood, card, plastics and metals etc. These items are removed and sent for processing into other materials, and go through a mechanical sorting system including screening/sizing, air separation and use of magnets to recover any materials suitable for recycling or re-use.

Timber is reused into other wood products or for animal bedding, while the low-grade material is sent for biomass, and plastics are re-processed after they have been granulated. Metals are shredded, melted and made into other grades of steel, while all card is re-processed for packaging and paper-based applications, and is also used for animal bedding.

Any residual wastes that are not re-covered for re-use or recycling are further processed into RDF (refuse-derived fuel) or SRF (solid recovered fuel) and sent to either cement kilns or to a local incineration plant, providing heat and power to nearby local communities and homes.

Stephen Nadin, managing director of Endurance Doors, said: “We’ve effectively saved over 21 tonnes of CO₂ already this year through our waste management programme with Ellgia, and have a continual improvement programme in place to improve this further in 2022. We’re a conscientious business that understands the importance of sustainability, and the recycling policy is a fundamental part of our wider green agenda.”