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Welcome to the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) website where you can find out about waste wood recycling and reprocessing in the UK, who does it, what happens to the wood when it’s recycled or reprocessed and who you can go to if you have waste wood to dispose of.

As the trade association for the waste wood recycling sector we work hard on behalf of our members to represent their needs at the highest level within Government and provide advice and support on issues affecting them. We also provide a networking platform for recyclers, reprocessors and suppliers to the industry so they can meet and share experiences, ideas and make new contacts.

For more information about the WRA, our members and our work please browse through this website. If you are interested in joining the WRA please click on the link on any page.

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Tonnes of waste wood generated in the UK every year

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Alfred H Knight (Rotherham)

Sylvagen Ltd

A W Jenkinson Wood Waste Ltd

Elite Precast Concrete Ltd

South West Wood Products

A & A Recycling Services Ltd

Alfred H Knight (Prescot)

Timberpak Ltd (North East)

R Plevin & Sons Ltd

IQR Systems AB

Alfred H Knight (Dundonald)

Komptech GB t/a John Hanlon & Company Ltd

HAAS Recycling-Systems Holzzerkleinerungs – und Fördertechnik GmbH

A W Jenkinson Forest Products

Enva Wood Recycling Limited (Manchester)

Blue Group

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In this section we showcase a WRA member company, looking at its background as well as the services it offers. Here we are highlighting the work of TOMRA

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Next WRA Meeting Date

14/09/22

The next WRA members’ meeting will take place at the Metropole Hotel in Birmingham on Wednesday 14th September. It will be a morning meeting to give members the opportunity to attend the nearby RWM & Letsrecycle Live exhibition at the NEC.

If you are a member of the WRA you will be sent details about the meeting and hotel booking information. If you are not a member and would like to attend our meetings, please email julia.turner@woodrecyclers.org

Wood recyclers warn of unprecedented rise in costs

Jul 20, 2022

Wood recyclers are facing an unprecedented rise in costs which many operators will have no choice but to pass on, according to the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA). Sky-high prices for diesel and electricity are placing additional costs on businesses already hit by...

Quick Guide and Workshops launched to make waste wood classification easy

Jul 8, 2022

Operatives working at skip yards, demolition sites and waste transfer stations are being targeted in a campaign to make it easy for them to classify waste wood as part of their legal duties. The campaign includes a simple Quick Guide to help operatives collect samples...

Wood Recyclers’ Association marks 21st anniversary

Jul 1, 2022

Wood recyclers were inspired to turn future challenges into opportunities as they gathered this week (June 29) to mark the 21st anniversary of the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA). The milestone conference and celebration at The Belfry Hotel & Resort near...

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Plevin has been a member of the WRA for over 10 years. We experience numerous benefits to membership both socially and professionally. The regular meeting forums provide great networking opportunities and enable us to interact with colleagues within the industry to share learning and build stronger working relationships.

Meetings are informative and reflect the key issues which the industry faces on a day to day basis.

Having the backing of an industry body means that we’re not one voice among many. The problems we face are common throughout the industry. It turns out we are not alone in experiencing our issues, and there are many likeminded people that we can discuss the issues with, and reach sensible conclusions.

Graham Hobson, Finance Director, Plevin

It’s essential to have an industry body which represents its members at all levels to ensure we can continue to operate our businesses successfully. The WRA does just that.

Amanda Snowie, Scot Heating Company

The idea behind the WRA was to give the wood recycling industry a voice so we could lobby government and work collaboratively with them to influence legislation and regulations. We have achieved that and beyond. It’s fantastic to see the WRA going from strength to strength.

Geoff Hadfield, MD of Hadfield Wood Recyclers. Founder and current Board member of the WRA

When we formed the WRA the packaging waste regulations were coming into play and were very complex which was one of the main reasons we started it. Since then the WRA has continued to do a great job and I’m delighted it’s doing as well as it is.

Michael Tracey, Non-Executive Director of Tracey Timber Recycling Ltd & founder member of the WRA