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Wood Recycling

Millions of tonnes of waste wood are generated in the UK each year by businesses and local authorities.

At Parry & Evans, we are committed to ensuring that all the wood we receive is Reused, Recycled or Recovered. This aligns with the zero waste to landfill campaign dedicated to moving waste materials as high up the waste hierarchy as possible.

We work with businesses to create tailored recycling and resource management plans for all materials, including wood. Together, we help businesses divert 100% of their waste from landfills, with any non-recyclable materials processed for Energy From Waste, turning what can’t be recycled into a valuable resource.

Get in touch today for a free consultation and take the first step to enhance your sustainability and become a dedicated Zero-Waste-To-Landfill Business!

Types of Commercial Wood We Recycle

What can be done with waste wood depends on its condition, whether it has been treated, and whether the material has been contaminated with any other materials.

At Parry & Evans, we have two specialist recycling centres with the facilities to process and recycle all kinds of waste wood materials, regardless of their condition.

Below are some examples of the most common types of commercial wood waste that we process:

Re-Usable Pallets

Re-usable pallets are used by us, returned to customers or sold to specialist pallet refurbishment companies.

Broken Pallets & Packaging

Broken pallets and other wooden packaging are broken up and sent for recovery as animal bedding or energy for waste biomass.

Loose Wood

Loose wood is inspected by quality control, before being upcycled for reuse or being shredded as biomass to energy for waste.

To find out more about how Parry & Evans can help you with all of your business’s recycling and waste management needs, visit our Total Waste Management Page (Coming Soon).

Grades of Wood for Recycling

To best manage the waste wood that we receive and process at Parry & Evans, we work in accordance with the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) grades for wood recycling.

These four-grade guidelines enable us to recycle 100% of the wood we handle, ensuring each type is processed optimally with zero waste sent to landfills.

Grade A: “Clean” Recycled Wood

Typically sourced from pallets and offcuts from secondary manufacturing processes. It is ideal for use in products like animal bedding and garden mulches.

Grade B: Industrial Feedstock

A combination of clean wood with materials from construction and demolition sites, this grade includes Grade A wood. It is primarily used in the production of panel boards and other industrial applications.

Grade C: Fuel Grade

This is made from all of the above material plus that from municipal collections and civic amenity sites and can be used for biomass fuel.

Grade C: Biomass Fuel Grade

Made up of materials from Grades A and B, along with wood sourced from municipal collections and recycling centres, this grade is perfect for use as biomass fuel in energy generation.

Grade D: Hazardous Wood Waste

This grade encompasses all types of wood, including treated materials like fencing and railway sleepers. Due to its hazardous nature, it must be processed at specialised waste disposal facilities.

Grades of Wood for Recycling

To best manage the waste wood that we receive and process at Parry & Evans, we work in accordance with the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) grades for wood recycling. These four-grade guidelines enable us to recycle 100% of the wood we handle, ensuring each type is processed optimally with zero waste sent to landfills.

Grade A: “Clean” Recycled Wood

Typically sourced from pallets and offcuts from secondary manufacturing processes. It is ideal for use in products like animal bedding and garden mulches.

Grade B: Industrial Feedstock

A combination of clean wood with materials from construction and demolition sites, this grade includes Grade A wood. It is primarily used in the production of panel boards and other industrial applications.

Grade C: Fuel Grade

This is made from all of the above material plus that from municipal collections and civic amenity sites and can be used for biomass fuel.

Grade C: Biomass Fuel Grade

Made up of materials from Grades A and B, along with wood sourced from municipal collections and recycling centres, this grade is perfect for use as biomass fuel in energy generation.

Grade D: Hazardous Wood Waste

This grade encompasses all types of wood, including treated materials like fencing and railway sleepers. Due to its hazardous nature, it must be processed at specialised waste disposal facilities.

Wood Waste for Energy Process

Wood products are rarely single-use. As a result, much of the waste wood we receive is either contaminated, in poor condition or has reached the end of its lifecycle.

This makes the wood recycling process unique from other materials. At Parry & Evans, we are proud to lead the charge in transforming this challenge into an opportunity by reusing, recycling, or recovering 100% of the wood we receive.

Our approach fully supports the Zero-Waste-To-Landfill initiative, pushing waste materials higher up the waste hierarchy.

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STAGE 01: Collection or Delivery

Ready and waiting to help you sustainably process your commercial wood waste, at Parry & Evans we can arrange collection or take delivery of your wood at either of our two Specialist Recycling Centres.

Our expert team will work closely with you to assess your specific needs and create a tailored waste management plan. We offer Compactor Skips, as well as 20-yard and 40-yard Roll-On-Roll-Off Skips, to simplify the collection and removal of wood waste from your site

STAGE 02: Inspection & Sorting

Upon arrival at our recycling facility, our attentive and thorough grounds team assesses the quality and condition of the wood. High-quality wood, such as pallets, clean timber and offcuts, will be extracted and returned to customers or reused, whilst the remaining waste wood will continue through the recovery process.

STAGE 03: Magnetic Belt Extracts Nails and Metals

To help remove any contaminating materials, typically metals like nails, the wood is processed under a powerful magnetic belt that provides effective and safe metal extraction.

STAGE 04: Oversized Wood Shredded

After contaminants are removed, oversized wood is shredded for easier handling. If the wood is free from significant chemical contaminants, it can then be repurposed as animal bedding.

STAGE 05: Waste Wood For Biomass

Any remaining wood that cannot be repurposed or reused is converted into biomass, producing energy in the form of electricity, heat, or fuel. This Waste to Energy process now contributes to approximately 1-3% of the UK’s energy consumption.

Total Waste Management

For UK businesses with a turnover of more than £2 million that produce, use, or sell packaging products, you must register and adhere to the Packaging Waste Regulations.

This includes paper-based packaging, with the regulations requiring businesses to ensure that a percentage of the paper packaging they use or produce is recycled.

At Parry & Evans, our environmental regulations specialists are always on hand to help you to guarantee that you comply with all relevant regulations. We also supply all businesses by providing Packaging Recovery Notes (PRNs) or Packaging Export Recovery Notes (PERNs).

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Commercial Wood Collection or Delivery

Our expert team at Parry & Evans creates tailored commercial wood recycling plans to suit your business needs, offering a range of on-site containers and flexible collection schedules.

Prefer to deliver your waste? We can arrange priority slots at our recycling facilities to ensure seamless and sustainable processing of your waste wood.

Standard 240L Wheelie Bins

1100L Eurobins

20-yard & 40-Yard Roll-On-Off Skips

Compactor Skips

Front-End Loading Containers

Curtain Slider Trucks (44 Bale Capacity)

To find out more about how Parry & Evans can help you with all of your business’s recycling and waste management needs, visit our Total Waste Management Page (Coming Soon).

Commercial Wood Recycling FAQs

Waste wood can be recycled, reused or repurposed into a range of different things depending on its quality or grade.

Wood that is not contaminated with other materials or chemicals through treatments is often called ‘clean wood’ and this can be shredded into mulch, or animal bedding for livestock, pets, and birds, offering warmth and absorbency.

In the manufacturing sector, recycled wood is used in the production of panel boards like plywood, particleboard, and MDF.

For any leftover wood that is unable to be recycled or repurposed, it can be converted into biomass and processed as waste for energy, contributing to renewable power generation in the UK.

A common contaminant of waste wood that is sent for recycling, nails and metals can cause a safety hazard to people during quality checks and sorting as well as to machinery during the recycling process.

To remove nails and any other metals that are mixed in with waste wood, a strong magnetic belt is used at the start of the recycling process. This helps to easily and safely extract all metal contaminants from the waste wood or scrap wood that we receive.

At Parry & Evans, we work with the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) wood for recycling’s four distinct grades:

Grade A: Clean, untreated wood such as offcuts, pallets, and packaging, suitable for high-quality recycling processes like animal bedding and landscaping products.

Grade B: A mix of Grade A wood and construction or demolition timber, typically processed into panel board for the manufacturing industry.

Grade C: Recovered wood from municipal collections, including furniture and painted or treated wood, which is generally used for biomass energy generation.

Grade D: Hazardous wood, such as treated fencing and railway sleepers, requiring specialised disposal due to potential contaminants.

By following the WRAP grades we help ensure that all of the wood waste we process is recycled or repurposed in the most appropriate and sustainable way.

Although most types of waste wood can be recycled, it is difficult to recycle chemically treated wood. This is because of the difficulty, energy used and expense involved in splitting the chemicals from the wood which makes it a highly inefficient process.

However, as part of our zero-to-landfill policy, this waste wood is never discarded. Instead, it is combined and incinerated locally to convert to biomass to create renewable energy.

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