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Road sweepings recycling & soil treatment services

Biffa provides a range of compliant and cost effective solutions for the recovery of useful materials from street sweepings and for the decontamination of soils from brownfield sites. Our services improve recycling and reduce waste going to landfill.

Diverting road sweepings and soils from landfill

If you are a large-scale producer of street sweepings, glass residue and gulley suckings, or if you run a brownfield site, then Biffa can help minimise the residues or soils that might otherwise go to landfill. With our innovative street sweepings treatment we can recover 99% of all material taken to our facilities. While at our soil treatment facilities, in partnership with Biogenie, we can decontaminate soil in as little as 8 weeks. 

Recovering secondary aggregates for reuse and recycling

We use a two-step process that sifts and washed material supplied
Materials accepted include street sweepings, gulley suckings, and glass residues
Recovered sharp sand and stone is reused in non-structural applications
Recovered glass, metals and twigs are sent for further recycling
This improves local authorities recycling rates and minimises landfill tax
It is also a source of secondary aggregates for construction
Recovered aggregates are stored and sold separately at competitive prices
Which generate a commercial return for customers and protects the environment

Recycled street sweepings

Street sweepings are sifted and washed to segregate sand, stone and glass which are then crushed to form aggregates. If you're a concrete manufacturer or construction company, our recycled aggregates can be used in non-structural building projects, such as foundations for roads. To make sure there’s no cross-contamination and maintain quality, the different aggregates are stored and sold separately at competitive prices, and clearly marked for easy pick-up at our Staffordshire and West Sussex sites.

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aggregate treatment facilities
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40,000
tonnes of street sweepings treated each year
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99%
of all material recovered for reuse and recycling

Reducing decontamination from 12 years to 8 weeks

Untreated, contaminated soils can take up to 12 years to degrade. With Biffa's soil treatment services, it takes as little as 8 weeks.  Beginning with testing on-site, we assess the best way to treat the contaminated soil, before taking it to be filtered, washed and treated.

Together with Biogenie, we offer a full end-to-end service, from technical advice and material testing to treatment and recovery. We offer a quick turnaround to reduce costs, minimise landfill taxes, and lessen the impact on the environment.

Soils and materials accepted for treatment

Hazardous spoils
Oily sludges
Pile arisings
Railway ballast
Treatment plant residues
River and lagoon dredging's
Tunnel shaft arisings
Fracking residues

Our road sweeping and soil treatment facilities

  • Road Sweepings

    • Meece, Meece Landfill, Staffordshire, ST15 0QN
    • West Sussex, Brookhurst Wood, Langhurstwood Road, Horsham, RH12 4QD
  • Contaminated soils
    • Skelton Grange, Pontefract Lane, Newsam Green, Leeds, LS15 9AD
    • Meece, Meece Landfill, Staffordshire, ST15 0QN
    • Trecatti, Fochriw Road, Pant-y-Waun, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 4AB
    • Redhill, Patteson Court Landfill, Cormongers Lane, Nutfield, RH1 4ER  
    • Westmill, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 0ES

Interested in our street sweeping or soil treatment services?

Contact us today to discuss how we can help you with road sweeping or soil treatments. Or if you are interested in purchasing recycled aggregate for non-structural building projects, such as foundations for roads. Let us know what interests you and one of our team will be in touch.
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