About Bolton Brothers

Bolton Brothers has been trading in the recycling industry since 1969 and was started by Michael Bolton recycling metal, textiles and feathers and more predominantly today in paper, cardboard and plastic. Bolton Brothers is still a family run recycling business employing 30 staff at two recycling centres in Ipswich, Suffolk.

Once our paper is graded we supply paper & board mills in the UK, Europe and Far East countries on a regular basis under long term recycling supply contracts.

We currently handle and process over 5000 tonnes per month of all types of waste paper, cardboard and also redundant stock/damaged reels and sheets from all over Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex for recycling.

We operate our own fleet of recycling vehicles ranging from 3.5 Tonne–44 Tonnes including our recycling container collection services for recycling office papers, confidential material, cardboard, plastic & wood waste.

Bolton Brothers Ltd is located just off the A14 on the outskirts of Ipswich in Suffolk and is the nearest Waste Paper Merchant and recycling plant to Europe's second largest port at Felixstowe.

Bolton Brothers Ltd is a member of the Recycling Association Ltd, Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI), British Security Industry Association (BSIA), and founder members of the United Kingdom Security Shredding Association (UKSSA).

Management team

Michael Bolton is the Chairman of the IWPP Ltd and also a UK delegate at The European Recovered Paper Association (ERPA) in Brussels.

Reuben Bolton is a Director of IWPP Ltd and is also a Director of Paper Trade Ltd who exports in excess of 180,000 tonnes annually of waste paper and cardboard to Europe and the Far East.

Bolton Brothers Ltd is also accredited to UKAS ISO9001: 2000