UNTHA RS30
Driven by a keen commitment to sustainability and changing economic conditions, The Royal Mint is pioneering an industry-first facility dedicated to recovering precious metals from e-waste.
Barrier Fire Protection, a leader in passive fire protection, has advanced its waste management strategy by investing in an RS30 shredder from UNTHA UK. This upgrade has quadrupled their storage efficiency and maximised IBC capacity, ensuring safer, more cost-effective tin processing for their epoxy coating operations.
UNTHA LR1400
MDF component manufacturer Boardtek transformed its waste management operations with the installation of an UNTHA LR1400 wood shredder – significantly reducing downtime and generating cost savings in the process.
UNTHA RS40
Information management company OASIS Group sought a shredder to tackle the vast amount of paper waste, too sensitive to go down typical disposal routes. A robust RS40 has been installed at the firm’s Northampton site, shredding material down to 15-30mm — and delivering maximum security for confidential waste streams.
UNTHA LRK 1400
Grassroots Recycling, a pioneer in plastic waste management, took a significant leap forward in its commitment to sustainable practices, with the investment into an LRK 1400 shredder from UNTHA UK. The strategic step underscored Grassroots Recycling’s dedication to enhancing operations and furthering its mission to assist Britain’s farmers and growers in responsibly recycling plastic waste.
Enveco NW Environmental Services, Blackpool’s trusted waste management contractor, has enhanced its secure waste destruction process with an RS30 shredder from UNTHA UK. This upgrade ensures the secure and efficient handling of Blackpool Council’s confidential waste, aligning with Enveco’s commitment to sustainable, high-performance solutions for the community.
When invasive plant management specialist Environet sought to boost the operation of its green waste shredder, the organisation contacted UNTHA UK for support.
With 27 years’ experience in this niche field, Woking-based Environet sought a landfill diversion solution for materials such as Japanese Knotweed. Recognising that shredding could not only cut costs due to the machine’s volume reduction capabilities, the team wanted to go a step further and evaluate options to repurpose the organic matter to maximise its resource value.
PS1300
Busy distribution specialist K Engineering Group is one of the latest organisations to transform the tidiness, environmental impact, and cost-effectiveness of its logistics site, with the help of an UNTHA shredder.
A PS1300 pallet shredder has been installed at the firm’s West Midlands headquarters, saving the business over £15,000 in waste collection fees per year.
Committed to the circular economy, the firm purchases steel tubulars from the oil and gas industry, before giving the products a new lease of life in construction piling. Repurposing the materials achieves a 97.21% carbon emission saving compared to using raw materials, with no detriment to quality.
But keen to continually improve its sustainability agenda, John Lawrie Tubulars has now also invested in an UNTHA plastic shredder. This globally-renowned technology can process half a tonne of screw caps — oil tube tread protectors — per hour, shredding the otherwise bulky material down to a homogenous 15mm fraction.
UNTHA XR3000C
UNTHA is playing a leading role in helping Textek, a Shropshire-based recycling company, achieve its ambitious target to recycle one million end-of-life mattresses per annum — thanks to the amazing capabilities of two UNTHA XR3000C shredders.
Installed three years ago in 2020, these machines lie at the heart of the operation’s bespoke mattress and bulky waste shredding line — a full recycling process resulting from eighteen months of research, design and development. This initiative was implemented as part of Textek’s wider sustainability strategy, and is instrumental in helping the organisation fulfil its core aim of diverting as many mattresses and sofas from landfill as possible.
The announcement comes following a significant re-investment into a 12,000ft² new building, 40% extension to the yard, new wash plant, solar system, and an UNTHA XR3000C mobil-e shredder which lies at the heart of the facility. Capable of processing a range of difficult waste materials for alternative fuels, the electric-driven XR3000C runs entirely from solar energy generated by PSH Environmental, on site.
A 90mm screen processes grade C wood down to a homogenous biomass product for a local energy plant, while a 130mm screen can be interchanged in as little as 15 minutes, to enable PSH Environmental to reduce the density of other skip, bulky and C&I wastes, for RDF. The flexible shredder can also handle other bespoke products — even those notoriously considered economically unshreddable or too difficult to handle. The plant is now capable of throughputs of 40 tonnes of material per hour, which equates to 80,000 tonnes per annum.
UNTHA PS1300
The PS1300 is now installed at MC Refrigeration’s factory in Wellingborough and is processing its waste wood pallets on site. The firm is also selling the resulting homogenous 30mm wood chip for biomass heat recovery.
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