“It’s added value to recycle pallets, and we’re
also actually creating a fuel or a bio aspect that
we can either resell to others that will use it
as a heater, or use it as a particle-board and
press it back and produce particle boards with
it,” said Tame.
In house, HWP is approximately 125 per cent
sustainable. The other excess percentage that is
accounted for comes from clients, but in house
there is no waste in the recycling of HWP’s own
wood. The company also recycles its own plas-
tic, cardboard and steel. HWP also has coop-
erative agreements with certain companies for
the recuperation of plastics and steel.
“That’s why we’re very green. Yes, our offi-
cial colours are green, but that really adds up
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