Recycling Technologies, a business specialising in the chemical recycling of mixed plastic waste, yesterday hosted a visit at its Swindon pre-production plant for Robert Jenrick MP. As Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, the MP’s visit marks the close of the HM Treasury’s call for evidence of ways to tackle single-use plastic waste.
Recycling Technologies has developed and patented a machine, the RT7000, to recycle all types of plastics, including hard to recycle films, coloured and laminated plastics such as crisp packets and food pouches. The RT7000 recycles this broad range of household plastic waste into a valuable oil commodity, called Plaxx®, which replaces fossil-fuel derived materials in new polymer production and synthetic waxes.
Recycling Technologies’ pre-production and R&D plant operates from Swindon Borough Council’s recycling centre. The company plans to commence volume production of its RT7000 machines later this year; ongoing R&D and production of RT7000s will generate high-value clean tech economy jobs in manufacturing and engineering in Swindon, while also contributing a much needed and lower carbon solution to the plastic waste blight globally.
Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, Robert Jenrick said: “Recycling Technologies is exactly the kind of innovative British engineering business we need to tackle our plastic problem. They are developing new ways of recycling plastic waste that would otherwise end up in landfill.”
Adrian Griffiths, CEO at Recycling Technologies said: “As an innovative engineering business we saw the urgent need to increase plastics recycling in the UK and globally. In a world where only 10% of valuable plastic waste materials are recycled each year, we have a solution that helps turn the tide on plastic waste in our oceans and prevents valuable materials ending up in landfill and incineration. With the support of Swindon Borough Council we have been able to develop our technology and house our pre-production machine in the Council’s Cheney Manor centre. Recycling Technologies is now establishing its assembly facility in Swindon to build up to 200 RT7000s per year to boost much needed plastic recycling capacity and we look forward to contributing to the local, greentech economy”.
