Commercial and Community Recycling Services: 01286 669 330

Antur Waunfawr's Recycling Department was established in 1994 at Dinas, Llanwnda, and employed 4 members of staff.  The Department expanded rapidly after winning a community recycling contract in 1996 and moved to the West End Depot in Bangor. In March 2007 following the establishment of the new Strategic Recycling Scheme partnership known as ‘Caergylchu’ the Department relocated again, this time to the Cibyn Industrial Estate in Caernarfon. Caergylchu is a waste minimisation, refuse and recycling scheme covering nearly 50% of the population of Gwynedd, primarily in the Arfon area, and involves Gwynedd Council working in partnership with Cwmni Gwastraff Mon ac Arfon (CGMA) and Antur Waunfawr Recycling (AWA). Office Recycling: Prices from £200 + VAT p.a. With more and more businesses setting waste reduction and recycling targets, it's more important than ever to find a flexible and environmentally conscious waste recycling company. Antur Waunfawr Ailgylchu, as a major paper recycler and trusted service provider, is also able to offer a reliable and convenient service for the removal of general office waste including paper, cans and cartridges.  All this waste is recycled and a visit to our site can be provided to help you clearly illustrate to staff and management how your office recycling initiatives are benefiting the environment. By choosing our service we will Recycle most forms of common office waste including: Paper – both confidential and non-confidential One tonne of paper recycled saves 17 trees Cans Making one aluminium can from raw materials uses the same amount of energy needed to recycle 20 Cartridges Stacked end to end, cartridges thrown away in one year would cover a distance of over 24,000 miles (enough to circle the earth)

Confidential Data Shredding : Prices from £4 + VAT per bag. Information is the lifeblood of your organisation and in many cases your key asset. In the wrong hands, something as commonplace as headed paper could be used to access confidential data or to impersonate your business.  It really is that simple.You have a legal duty under the Data Protection Act to guard this confidential data effectively and the law demands it.

In an increasingly competitive and legislated business environment, the secure destruction of sensitive information is of growing concern. Document shredding eliminates the risk of confidential waste ending up in the wrong hands and guarantees that information is completely destroyed in a highly secure environment.

Our document shredding service has been specially designed to offer you a simple and reliable solution to suit your needs, whether that be a one off bulk clearance or a regular scheduled collection.

At Antur Waunfawr Ailgylchu we believe that security begins on your premises and that the containment of confidential waste is vital. For this reason, Antur Waunfawr Ailgylchu offers a range of units to conveniently collect and store waste on your site.

Antur Waunfawr Ailgylchu provides a flexible service that is tailored to meet the specific requirements of its customers;

Material is collected direct from customers premises. We have regular weekly collections from offices across North Wales. Whether you require regular weekly, fortnightly or monthly collections, or if you wish to arrange for an ad-hoc removal of material we can cater to your needs. Customers can be provided with sacks if required. Certificate of destruction can be made available if required

The service that Antur Waunfawr Ailgylchu provides is secure;

• Audit trails are kept, with serialised certification of destruction
• All Antur Waunfawr Ailgylchu personnel are security screened
• Materials are shredded to 15mm
• Our processing plant is contained within a secure development with round the clock security

All shredded paper is baled, ready to be sent to the paper mills for recycling, where it is used in the manufacture of a wide variety of products from tissues to high quality paper.

Why recycle? It’s an alarming statistic that UK businesses alone are estimated to have produced over 80 million tonnes of waste in 2006. According to the Environment Agency, less than 40% of this waste is recycled and over 35 million tonnes will go straight to landfill.

Your profitability
Waste disposal is now costing UK industry up to 5% of annual turnover; implementing a comprehensive recycling programme could save your company up to £1000 per employee.
Your legal obligation “Producer Responsibility” is a key principle in today’s business environment and many businesses are now legally obliged to achieve recycling targets set by legislation such as the Packaging Waste Regulations 2005 and the
1998 Data Protection Act.
Corporate Social Responsibility With more and more consumers demanding sustainable sourced goods and examining the ecological credentials of businesses, it pays to recycle.

Contact:   Huw Davies or Dafydd Arfon Jones  
Antur Waunfawr Recycling
Caergylchu
Cibyn Industrial Estate
Caernarfon
Gwynedd.
LL55 2BD
01286 669 330
huwd@anturwaunfawr.org