The Challenge

LondonEnergy’s Wembley Waste Transfer Station faced significant ongoing costs for rubber blades for mobile plant equipment, which needed replacing every three weeks. Meanwhile, the company incurred additional expenses for disposing of end-of-life tyres.

The Innovation

Led by Site Manager George Taylor and Site Technician Vaughn Rowland, the team developed an in-house solution to transform waste tyres into the rubber blades they were purchasing externally. Using water jet cutting technology, they created a circular economy system that turns a waste stream into a valuable operational resource.

The Impact

Financial: Substantial annual savings at Wembley with strong return on investment. Significant potential for scaling across all LondonEnergy facilities.

Environmental: Reduced CO2 emissions from procurement logistics, increased on-site waste reuse, and a closed-loop system that exemplifies circular economy principles.

Operational: Greater supply chain control, reduced lead times, enhanced team skills, and strengthened sustainability credentials aligned with the UK’s 2050 Net Zero Target and UN Sustainable Development Goals.

This initiative demonstrates how innovative thinking can deliver triple-bottom-line benefits: better for business, better for the environment, and better for our people.

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