
Recycling Marine Timber
What is marine timber and why does it need to be recycled?
Marine timber refers to wood that is used in environments such as marinas, docks, locks and bridges. Once this becomes redundant it is classed as hazardous waste, meaning it has to be disposed of at a site that complies with the hazardous waste technical guidance. It is essential it goes to one of these sites to be recycled, otherwise the marine timber could end up at landfill.

How we dispose of Marine Timber
We believe our approach is the most sustainable option available to date. This is because we offer a range of disposal solutions, each best suited to different conditions and types of marine timber. HBS Waste is not simply a glorified waste broker that collects and handles marine timber, sending the product to another company’s disposal site.
Instead, we offer a one stop shop for all disposal needs in-house. We dispose of the marine timber by using a Waste Incineration Directive compliant combined heat and power plant. This results in the production of renewable energy in the form of heat and electricity for poultry housing, and to power drying floors for animal bedding.
Alternatively, if the wood is of good enough quality, we may upcycle it by reshaping and repurposing it. This means that as well as offering a sustainable solution we can also offer a competitive price for the disposal and recycling of marine timber.

Benefits of our approach
We can cater for individual disposal jobs, as well as continuous contracts, by building long-term working relationships. Either way you can be sure that the marine timber is being put to good use in an eco-friendly way. We recycle 100% of the product ourselves, in order to reduce material that would potentially be sent to landfill.

FAQ’s on Marine Timber
Q. Will you remove the marine timber out of the water for us?
A. No, this is something we expect you to organise.
Q. Will you take the marine timber wet?
A. Yes, this is something we can facilitate.
Q. Will you collect our hazardous wood from anywhere?
A. Yes, we will quote for collection in any location.
Q. Do you charge more for longer distance collection?
A. This would depend on volume and vehicle availability.
Q. Can we deliver the wood ourselves?
A. Yes, with prior arrangement.
Q. Is there a limit to the volume of wood you can accept?
A. We can quote for any quantity.
Q. What vehicles do you use?
A. We offer a fleet of collection vehicles ranging from small skips to articulated wagons.