Invitation to tender

Developments in automated sorting of treated wood waste

Currently up to five million tonnes of waste wood is believed to arise from the construction sector in the UK. This wood can contain a wide range of contaminants, the precise nature of which will determine the disposal route or end markets available to this material. The quick and accurate segregation of the contaminated wood from clean wood is a major element of the wood recycling process.

WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) wishes to investigate technologies to automatically sort wood by contamination type to facilitate the increased recycling of waste wood from the construction sector where applicable.

Work is required to:

• determine which analytical techniques have the potential to be used in this application;
• trial the different techniques with a representative sample of waste wood from the construction sector; and
• assess the performance and determine the viability of using automated sorting at a wood reprocessor.

WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) is looking for organisations or teams of experts who can deliver this research analysis and demonstration project.

How to apply

The Tender Invitation document provides full details of the scope of work and how to apply and is available on the WRAP website at www.wrap.org.uk/tenders. Alternatively, it can be requested in writing, quoting reference number MDD015 to:

Helene Lavis,
Manufacturing and Materials Recycling Team Co-ordinator,
WRAP, The Old Academy,
21 Horse Fair,
Banbury, Oxon,
OX16 0AH

Tel: 01295 819900
Fax: 01295 819911

or email helene.lavis@wrap.org.uk.

Closing date for tender submissions: Thursday 4 September 2008, 12.30pm

WRAP helps individuals, businesses and local authorities to reduce waste and recycle more, making better use of Ehelpline@wrap.org.uk resources and helping to tackle climate change.www.wrap.org.uk

Invitation to tender

Surface removal of treated wood waste

Currently up to five million tonnes per year of waste wood is believed to arise from the construction sector in the UK. A significant fraction of this material is contaminated due to a surface treatment. This work will investigate the potential to remove the contaminated surface of the wood in order to produce a higher value, less contaminated material.

The work will include an assessment of surface treatments currently use to treat wood. The research will investigate the penetration levels resulting from these treatments and comment on the viability to recover a proportion of this wood for higher value uses. The work will study current and potential techniques for treating the surface of the wood and assess their viability, practicality and cost effectiveness.

WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) is looking for organisations or teams of experts who can deliver this research analysis and demonstration project.

How to apply

The Tender Invitation document provides full details of the scope of work and how to apply and is available on the WRAP website at www.wrap.org.uk/tenders. Alternatively, it can be requested in writing, quoting reference number MDD016 to:

Helene Lavis,
Manufacturing and Materials Recycling Team Co-ordinator,
WRAP, The Old Academy,
21 Horse Fair,
Banbury, Oxon,
OX16 0AH

Tel: 01295 819900
Fax: 01295 819911

or email helene.lavis@wrap.org.uk.

Closing date for tender submissions: Thursday 4 September 2008, 12.30pm

WRAP helps individuals, businesses and local authorities to reduce waste and recycle more, making better use of Ehelpline@wrap.org.uk resources and helping to tackle climate change.www.wrap.org.uk

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