The EU and UK plastic tax may be welcome, but it’s also common knowledge that the UK’s capability to produce recycled plastic compounds is currently under capacity.
The wash plant is designed to shred, wash, purify and granulate post-consumer waste into ready-to-recycle flake product, Bright Green Plastics says.
Investing in the plant will allow Bright Green Plastics to increase its in-house washing capacity by two-thirds, the firm said.
The upgraded extruder will melt the plastic and transforms it into pellets, ready to be put back into the manufacturing cycle.