The Hayes Recycling SURF recycling facility is the first of its kind in the world.
Achieving industry-leading recovery rates of over 95%, significantly reducing landfill and environmental impact.
The Hayes SURF Recycling facility is the first of its kind anywhere in the world, delivering:
- High SURF processing rates with exceptional material separation capability.
- Industry-leading material recovery and reuse rates of over 95%.
- Elimination of almost all manual processing, reducing the risk of injury and environmental harm.
- Dedicated end markets for all recovered materials, drastically cutting landfill waste and environmental impact.
SURF Recycling
Hayes Recycling has pioneered a specialist solution for the complex task of recycling Subsea Umbilicals, Risers, and Flowlines (SURF).
Located in Western Australia, our facility is the first purpose-built, high-volume SURF recycling facility in the world. In 2025, it successfully completed its first contracted works.
Our fully automated plant safely recycles subsea umbilicals, risers, flowlines, and coiled tubing. It has been purpose-designed to handle all SURF variations, minimise human contact, maximise recovery of metals and polymers, and provide a truly sustainable solution for the oil and gas industry.
With recovery rates exceeding 95%, our process significantly reduces landfill waste and environmental impact. Recovered materials are returned directly to manufacturing supply chains, driving a circular economy and reducing the demand for virgin resources.
Our specialist SURF recovery facility transforms redundant subsea infrastructure into a valuable revenue stream, while helping you meet ESG commitments and regulatory obligations.
Maximise Return, Minimise Risk
Using advanced recovery technology, we safely process complex subsea assemblies, recovering high-value materials including high tensile steel, stainless steels, duplex alloys, copper, and thermoplastics for certified recycling and resale.
Why Work With Us?
Proven track record in complex SURF processing End-to-end project management, from planning to certified recycling. Maximum value realisation through expert sorting and separation. Full compliance with decommissioning guidelines and environmental best practice.
Recover more than just metal, recover value and sustainability leadership.
Talk to us today about turning your subsea SURF assets into recovered revenue.
Our bespoke processing equipment has been developed and refined over more than a decade to deliver high throughput, full automation, and precise material sorting.
Innovation Awards
Hayes Recycling has been recognised among the world’s top 100 most innovative recycling companies for the last four years running (2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024).
Ongoing R&D and Continuous Improvement
Innovation is at the core of what we do. Our dedicated in-house R&D team continuously tests and refines new methods to push our recovery rates even higher and reduce residual waste to an absolute minimum. By investing in advanced separation technologies, smarter automation, and more efficient material handling, we aim to achieve near-total material recovery, helping our clients meet stricter environmental standards while delivering even greater value back into the circular economy.
We operate under strict environmental and safety protocols, ensuring all recycling activities meet or exceed regulatory standards and support a cleaner, more sustainable industry. Our project management policies and procedures are robust, endorsed, and proven in practice.
Sustainable by Design
Every tonne recovered cuts demand for virgin resources, lowers your carbon footprint, and proves genuine circularity to regulators and stakeholders. Our processes comply with strict offshore and onshore safety standards and are fully backed by robust material traceability, giving you confidence in your sustainability reporting.
Traceability and Net Carbon Emission Accreditation
Processing SURF with Hayes Recycling means choosing a certified sustainable solution. We provide full closure reporting with accredited net carbon emission savings and complete traceability for all recovered materials.
We’re here to support your SURF and subsea decommissioning projects from start to finish.
Hayes Recycling offers:
- Front-end feasibility studies (FEED Studies)
- Class 2 cost estimates and scheduling for onshore disposal and recycling
- Comprehensive environmental, carbon emission, and closure reporting - Secure recycling, repurposing, and disposal of all subsea assets to trusted buyers and end-users.
Partner with the leader, choose Hayes Recycling, where innovation meets integrity in SURF recovery. Whether engaged by an operator, offshore contractor, or demolition specialist, we manage the onshore disposal and recycling of redundant subsea infrastructure safely and efficiently. Hayes Recycling works across the entire value chain to help you achieve the highest recycling outcomes, the most efficient processing, and the highest standards of health, safety, environment, and quality. Backed by a team of dedicated professionals, we have the expertise to manage and deliver our subsea decommissioning projects with confidence.
Hayes Metals consistently demonstrates our expertise and innovative capabilities through successful projects that we undertake for our clients. Below are several case studies that showcase our commitment to excellence.
The design of the artwork or the intended installation environment can often present challenges. Hayes Metals has the experience and expertise to collaborate with the artist or foundry to recommend the most suitable alloy or custom-tailor an alloy to meet the needs of all stakeholders, including the artist, foundry, and artwork owner.
Some of the equipment was situated in hard-to-reach areas, making a straightforward lift impractical. We employed our specialised equipment to construct rail tracks, enabling us to safely move the equipment from their locations to an area where we could then lift them using one of our crane trucks.
The project covered various aspects of collection, ranging from the use of simple scrap bins to handling large items that required individual loading with our crane-equipped trucks, through to the decommissioning and removal of transformers using our specialist equipment, which enabled complete disassembly and recycling within a fully bunded containment area.
Please reach out to the Hayes team. We are eager to discuss how our expertise and technical assistance can support your project.
Quality Assurance ISO-9001, Laboratory Testing ISO-17025, Health & Safety Pre-Qual, (TOTIKA, +IMPAC, ISN)
% of scrap (green) metal used in the production of new ingots
Vehicle fleet including specialist lifting crane trucks
Almost 100 years of family ownership across four generations
Certifications & Training Courses Ensuring staff have the required competencies/licenses
World Class Ingot Manufacturer and Metal Recycler, globally recognised for innovation, with operations in New Zealand and Australia
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