Our Recycling Plants
Mixed Flexible Plant: Durham, UK
Our UK Mixed Flexible Plant uses patented BOSS-2D density-separation technology to recover high-purity polymer streams from post-consumer mixed flexible waste plastic.
Overview
Mixed Flexible Plastic Recycling
- Location
- Peterlee, Co Durham, UK
- Technology
- BOSS-2D
- Capacity
- 20,000 tonnes per annum
- Feedstock
- Post-consumer mixed flexible plastic packaging
- Output
- Mono-layer film and multi-layer fractions
- Site Area
- 70,000 sq ft
- Power Supply
- 2.5 MW
- PRN Status
- Environment Agency accredited
Feedstock
Post-consumer mixed flexible packaging
This plant accepts post-consumer mixed flexible packaging from kerbside collections, MRFs and supermarket take-back schemes. Feedstock includes mono-layer and multi-layer films that are typically exported or incinerated.
Process
BOSS-2D water-based density separation
BOSS-2D separates mixed flexible plastics by exploiting density differences in water using oscillating baffles. The first pass through BOSS-2D allows the mono-layer film to float while multi-layer film is driven downward through the system. The mono-layer output is furin a second BOSS tank to produce independent LDPE and PP streams suitable for compounding with PRE additive to regulate melt flow rate for film moulding applications.
Output
LDPE & PP recycled film pellet
The plant produces LDPE & PP recycled film pellet suitable for consumer-grade packaging and postal liners. Multi-layer output is separated for chemical recycling or alternative industrial feedstock applications.