Welcome to Circle!

“Reduce, Recycle and Reuse - It makes sense all round”

LATEST: Circle News -  a year of success in 2011/12

- Environment
Last year, Circle intercepted 27,314 tons of waste that would otherwise have been sent to landfill. Of this, 22,747 tons were recycled, leaving just 4,567 tons of waste.

- Employment
Circle has provided jobs to at least 71 people that were unemployed at the time of recruitment.  20 staff are now in full time employment receiving valuable “on the job” training.

- Tax paid
Circle has contributed more than £1million to the United Kingdom through tax paid in respect of VAT, PAYE, Corporation Tax and Landfill tax.

- Circle has

•         saved customers money when landfill costs approach £100 per tonne.

•        partners’ social objectives.

•        assisted clients achieve their environmental objectives.

We are now sending our old Landfill Waste to Transwaste for further recycling of waste to energy. We are now achieving a recycling rate of 99.6% !

CIRCLE, or the Construction Industry Recycling Centre for the Local Environment, is a joint venture between G&J Seddon, The Riverside Group and Plus Housing group.

It operates a recycling plant, offering a new approach to managing and sorting construction waste, from state-of-the-facilities at a unique site in North Liverpool. The site was established in 2006 and has continued to grow from strength to strength.  

Currently, more than 90% of construction waste could be recycled, yet 80% is still disposed of via landfill. CIRCLE aims to change this and help meet the Government’s landfill reduction targets by processing more than 40,000 tonnes of construction waste a year - that’s equivalent to the weight of 20 double-decker buses every day.

It aims to recycle 90% of waste, thereby reducing the landfill burden and providing jobs for local people in its daily operations.

CIRCLE has been the proud recipient of a “Highly Commended” award issued by the Housebuilding Innovation Awards initiative which recognises innovation and excellence.

Is your organisation part of the solution to recycling in a new and unique way?

The construction industry accounts for nearly a third of all waste in the UK – that’s almost 100,000,000 tonnes a year. The vast majority of this is simply discarded to landfills, with all the environmental problems that brings.

Responsible recycling and reusing are at the heart of our vision and we are proud to have seen many recyclable materials take on a different life including timber from building projects transformed into bedding for the most prestigious racecourses at Ascot, tonnes of glass from old buildings used to give a high grip finish to tarmac areas near to crossings and even mountains of discarded plastic packaging turning up in pillows and quilts to provide a good night’s sleep!

Britain’s landfill sites are filling up fast. As well as the logistical problems this causes, continued reliance on landfill poses a serious threat of contaminated soil, water and air pollution. In addition landfill taxes are continuing to increase putting ever increasing costs on larger organisations disposing of their waste.

Key benefits for companies who use the CIRCLE service include:

Work in partnership with us.

We positively encourage visitors to our innovative Blackstone Street site as we believe 'seeing is believing' and we are proud to show our high housekeeping standards, documentation and health and safety and environmental procedures. Many local and governmental groups have visited the site to gain an insight into the way we work.

By using CIRCLE, your organisation will no longer be part of the environmental problem; instead you will be helping to pioneer the solution, spearheading an initiative that will make CIRCLE a leader in waste management whilst creating new employment opportunities in the local area.

CIRCLE is not just for contractors working with Riverside, PLUS Housing Group and G&J Seddon. Any contractor can use CIRCLE for the disposal of construction waste and welcomes enquires regarding different levels of quantities for recycling. CIRCLE’s client base includes builders, contractors and housing associations.

We welcome enquiries from all types of organisations of all shapes and sizes. Please contact us using any of the following methods: