Tubex celebrates milestone
Tubex celebrates milestone: Tree guard manufacturer, Tubex surpasses more than 1.1m tree shelters, a significant milestone in its Collection & Recycling Programme which launched three years ago.
Legacy tree shelter drop-off points are available nationwide across the manufacturer’s current network of 24 recycling hubs, in collaboration with Tubex’s distributors and several forestry organisations.
Tubex celebrates milestone
This year alone, Tubex has recycled 1,421 sacks – double what it recycled in 2023. The shelter manufacturer says this increase is owed to the continued expansion of its hub network, as well as its doorstep collection service.
The hub network launched at the close of the 2022-23 season, creating a more accessible recycling solution for planting projects of all sizes to participate.
Partners such as Yorkshire Dales Millenium Trust and Forest Working Plastics Group have been involved since the start of the network, with the programme now expanded to partner with Tilhill, Maydencroft, British Hardwood Tree Nursery, Ashlea Landscaping and Green-Tech among others.
“Recycling old shelters into new ones is the most sustainable form of tree protection long-term, as shown by independent life cycle analysis,” says Peter Stevens, business development manager at Tubex.
At its headquarters in Aberdare, Tubex has processed and pelletised approximately 36,000 kg of recycled shelter material this year, which is now being used to create new tree shelters.
“While there is still much work to do to ensure all tree protection is disposed of responsibly and integrated into tree planting project planning, we are so pleased to see the tangible positive impact that this level of ‘buy-in’ and collective responsibility from a wide range of organisations has enabled. This mindset change clearly shows that we are heading in the right direction.”
Tubex says it is steadfast in continuing to grow its recycling programme ahead of the next recycling season.
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