Devon Contract Waste Ltd

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About Us at Devon Contract Waste Setting the Future of Waste At Devon Contract Waste in Exeter we are setting the standard in the UK for the most efficient collection and separation practices for commercial waste. The company, now in its 27th year, has an enormous wealth of experience across all aspects of waste management both locally and internationally with our project in Africa. We have seen huge changes in the way waste is collected and processed since we began, but during years of following the trends to landfill waste as it was a simple solution, our Managing Director was frustrated by the resources being wasted and set about researching what could be done as an alternative. Needless to say we came across lots of dead ends, negativity and more feedback on what cannot be done than anyone willing to listen. This all started in 2010 when we hired a big warehouse, tipped out four full dustcart loads of mixed waste and spent two weeks sorting it by hand into sizes and types of material. What we discovered was nearly 70% of the waste we collect and send to landfill could be recycled. We then set out to find the technology that could sort this waste in high volumes and at speed. What we found was a sorting technology used to separate clean grades of plastic and then discovered this could be adapted for our mixed waste, but with careful consideration as to the order we separate the waste. So as not to bore you, fast forward to 2016 and we now operate as the most efficient...