Heidelberg Materials Recycling

Recycle your aggregate and construction waste at our recycling centres, and collect a range of high-quality recycled products for your construction projects.

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Construction Waste and Aggregates Recycling Centres

Our recycling centres are your one-stop shop for tipping construction waste and collecting quality recycled products. We offer recycled materials in concrete, aggregates, and asphalt for customers and projects of all types and applications. Choosing recycled materials provides you with the same reliability and durability our products are known for, but means you’re contributing to a circular approach to construction, too.

Our recycling facilities are part of our commitment to reducing the use of primary aggregates and increasing the use of secondary aggregates and construction waste in the industry. Find your nearest recycling centre and help us to build a more circular and resilient future.
 

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Our Aggregate Recycling Locations

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George Valvona – Appleford
07890 638 239 | george.valvona@heidelbergmaterials.com

Tom Shenton – Allington, Bulls Lodge and Dagenham
07725 794 483 | tom.shenton@heidelbergmaterials.com

Patrick Edwards – Machen
07966 733 965 | patrick.edwards@heidelbergmaterials.com

Jack Thomas – Manchester
07977 727426 | jack.thomas@heidelbergmaterials.com 

Mick George Group - 0800 587 3329

B&A Group - 0117 453 0636

 

What can you do at our recycling facilities?

At our recycling centres, we can process a range of construction and demolition waste materials. Plus, at the same time, you can collect a range of building materials including aggregates, asphalt and concrete. Our recycling centres are your one stop shop for tipping and collecting construction material.

The facilities are located across the country to make aggregate recycling as simple and accessible for everyone.

Tip construction waste

Give your construction and demolition waste materials a second life by taking them to your nearest Heidelberg Materials recycling centre. You can tip the following materials:

  • Concrete
  • Construction and demolition waste
  • Recycled Asphalt Planing (RAP)
  • Hardcore
  • Utilities waste
  • Mixed inert soil and aggregates

Collect recycled products

Choose recycled products for your next construction project. All our recycled materials are of the same high reliability and durability as our primary products, so you can feel confident in their quality. At our aggregate recycling centres, you can collect:

Quality, performance, and testing

All our waste is approved to the WRAP protocol and the Specification of Highway Works (SHW) and tested thoroughly to ensure quality and performance.

We also offer brownfield solutions for soil testing, report assessment, and cost-effective disposal options using the knowledge and capability of our whole group, including Mick George and B&A.

Why is recycling of aggregates and construction waste important?

We need to reduce the amount of construction waste that ends up in landfill. Advancements in recycling processes mean more materials can be washed, crushed, and processed, and given a second life than ever before. So far, we’ve processed over 9 million tonnes of recycled aggregates, a figure we hope to grow within our sustainability commitments.

Collectively, we all have a part to play in giving our industry a more circular and sustainable future. Recycling and choosing recycled aggregates for your construction project is one of many steps in the right direction.

Sustainability

  • Tip, collect, and go 

  • At Heidelberg Materials, we’re passionate about ensuring the construction recycling process is simple and easy for you to access.
  • Simply tip, collect, and go to help our industry reach a more circular and sustainable future.
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    1. 1. Tip construction waste.
    2. 2. Collect recycled materials, concrete, and asphalt.
    3. 3. Go!

Our expansive recycling network

Since 2024, Mick George and B&A have been proud additions to our UK recycling business.

Mick George

Mick George specialises in:

  • Bulk excavation & earthmoving services
  • Demolition and environmental removal
  • Skip hire and waste management services
  • Aggregate & concrete supply

They have landfill sites, waste transfer stations, and quarries spread across the East Anglia and East Midlands. and offer bespoke, cost-effective solutions to commercial, trade and residential customers.

Learn more about Mick George

B&A Group

B&A Group offers a complete solution for intelligent materials management, land remediation, earthworks and sustainable land regeneration, as well as the supply of recycled and primary aggregates.

They can provide an end-to-end service that can be tailored to specific individual project requirements, and fully utilises their extensive fleet of vehicles and machinery.

Learn more about B&A Group

Why use our aggregates recycling centres?

Professional and personal customer service on site
Collect service using our tipper and grab hires
One stop shop – tip your waste, collect recycled material, concrete, asphalt, and go
Fully-accredited site for receiving dry waste
Credit accounts available
Competitive rates for clean concrete or hardcore waste (no pre-screen)
Caters for all customers, from collect projects to major projects
Add to your recycling credentials through using our facilities
Brownfield disposal solutions to reduce cost and landfill charges
Cash sales via card taken at site

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Concrete Accreditations

    

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Aggregates recycling FAQs

Find the answers to your questions about aggregates and construction waste recycling below. For more information, please get in touch with our customer service team.

What are recycled aggregates?

Recycled aggregates are not derived directly from virgin deposits, like primary aggregates. Instead, they have been used before and are not going through their first-use lifecycle.

Recycled aggregates are a material made from crushed and processed construction and demolition waste. After these building materials are cleaned, crushed, and separated from unwanted materials (like dust and soil), the waste is suitable for use in road construction, drainage, and landscaping applications.

These aggregates offer circular sustainability characteristics, without any reduction in quality.

For more details, please read our technical article: Benefits of recycled aggregates.

What are the benefits of aggregate and construction waste recycling?

There are many benefits of recycling aggregates or waste from your construction project, as well as choosing them instead of primary aggregates in the future.

These include:

Improved sustainability: Recycling reduces the use of natural resources, diverts materials from landfill, and lowers overall carbon emissions for projects that incorporate the approach.

Excellent performance: Recycled aggregates perform just as well as virgin materials, thanks to the rigorous checks carried out during and after processing.

Explore these benefits further: Benefits of recycled aggregates.

Are recycled aggregates cost effective?

Whether recycled aggregates will be more or less cost effective for your construction project costs depends on several factors, including transportation distances, materials disposal fees, and the cost of virgin materials. Please get in touch using the contact form on this page to discuss the suitability of recycled aggregates for your project.

How are aggregates recycled?

At Heidelberg Materials UK, we recycle aggregates in a way that ensures the end product is high quality and can be reused in construction projects. We do this by refining, crushing, washing, grading, and mixing the materials. Then, we thoroughly test all recycled materials to ensure quality.

How are recycled aggregates made?

Recycled aggregates are made of waste materials from construction and demolition activities.

Waste is sorted, crushed and screened to remove contaminants. This makes sure the necessary shape, size, and particle size distribution for specific construction applications is achieved.

Does Heidelberg Materials offer construction waste recycling?

Yes, we have recycling centres around the UK where materials from construction and demolition activities can be processed for recycling. We then turn these materials into quality recycled aggregates for use across the construction industry.

Please bring your waste materials to your nearest aggregate recycling centre. You can also use our tipper and grab hire service to make it easier to collect unwanted materials from your project and transport them to the facility closest to you.