Mattress firm offers waste service praise
WILLSHEE’S Waste & Recycling has been appointed by Usleep, one of the UK’S leading manufacturers of foam, spring and hybrid mattresses, to provide a total waste management service that guarantees zero waste to landfill.
This contract win is contributing to the Burton-based company’s current year on year growth rate of more than 20%.
David Cunningham, divisional health and safety lead for Usleep, signed up with Willshee’s after visiting their new depot in Swadlincote which provides the most advanced materials recycling facility in the region. He said: “I was really impressed with this new site and commend Willshee’s for this investment. It’s great for manufacturers to have total peace of mind around having the best possible waste solution and which you can witness firsthand.”
Usleep waste streams are segregated on site into cardboard, polythene, wood, metal and general waste before being collected by Willshee’s and processed.
As much waste as possible is reused – wood from pallets, for example, is shredded and then processed into biomass fuel, cardboard is baled and sent off to be recycled back into the process. What is left is made into Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) which is then supplied to Energy from Waste plants.
David said: “Willshee’s customer portal gives me an easy-to-access online update on how much CO2 we have saved and how much tonnage has been recycled alongside other key metrics - in real time.”
Willshee’s managing director
Dean Willshee said: “We are really proud to be delivering a total waste management service to Usleep. As a business, they have very high standards and so to get this feedback is very gratifying. Indeed, winning contracts like Usleep absolutely endorses the investment we have made in the new depot.” Willshee’s is the largest independent waste and recycling company in the East Midlands region.
I was really impressed with this new site and commend Willshee’s for this investment.
David Cunningham, Usleep