Waste & Recycling Archives | Poundfield Precast

June 19th 2026 • Posted in: Alfabloc, Industries, Retaining Walls, Waste & Recycling

Helping Dumfries to a greener future

Residents in Dumfries and Galloway will soon be able to recycle even more of their household waste at a modern new facility which is being created using robust retaining walls supplied by Poundfield Precast.

May 27th 2026 • Posted in: Alfabloc, L-bloc, Retaining Walls, Shuttabloc, Waste & Recycling

Suppling and installing nearly 1,000 concrete retaining walls to a waste recycling centre in Walsall

A brand new recycling centre capable of handling 40,000 tonnes of waste each year has opened on a former brownfield site in the heart of Walsall.

March 20th 2026 • Posted in: Alfabloc, L-bloc, Retaining Walls, Shuttabloc, Waste & Recycling

Why ground fixing retaining walls is best practice in waste and recycling

In waste and recycling facilities, retaining walls are not passive structures. They are working assets that form bays, push walls, fire breaks and material separators in environments defined by heavy plant, repeated impact and constantly changing loads. For these reasons, how retaining walls are installed and restrained is just as important as the wall system itself.

August 19th 2022 • Posted in: Alfabloc, Industries, L-bloc, Retaining Walls, Waste & Recycling

Retaining walls for High Heavens Waste Transfer Station, Booker, High Wycombe

Poundfield supplied 191 specially designed 3 metre high L-blocs to help meet a forecasted increase in waste of up to 82,000 tonnes.

October 26th 2018 • Posted in: Alfabloc, Betaloc, Case studies, Industries, Retaining Walls, Waste & Recycling

From Suffolk to the south Atlantic: Poundfield delivers!

When asked to supply precast concrete products to a remote island community over 4000 miles away from our Suffolk base, our response was clear: “we can do this!”