Six fire engines and crews from Milton Keynes and Bedfordshire, as well as a Turntable ladder and crew, and four officers, were on the scene at the height of a fire in a single-storey recycling unit in Newton Leys, Bletchley.
The incident generated multiple calls to Thames Valley Fire Control Service, with a large volume of smoke visible in the surrounding areas.
Firefighters used main jets and water delivered by the turntable ladder. They also used positive pressure ventilation fans.
Local residents were advised to keep doors and windows closed and be prepared for the potential of disruption and smoke affecting visibility on local roads, while the emergency services were working at the scene.
The building was around 80 per cent damaged by fire and 100 per cent damaged by smoke.
The incident response started to be scaled back around 10:30am (on Tuesday 17 March). Firefighters remained on site through the day and overnight, damping down and checking for hotspots using thermal imaging cameras.
Shortly after 10am on Wednesday 18 March, following thorough consultation with UKHSA, the Environment Agency and Local Authority Emergency Planning Officers, management of the facility was handed back to the person responsible for the site, and firefighters left the scene at around 10.20am.