PLASTIC pack manufacturer Faerch Plast has teamed up with Marks and Spencer, Tesco and Sainsbury’s, as well as recycling giant Viridor, to put recycled black plastic into new food grade packaging.
The result, the firm said, is a circular economy solution to a previously challenging material which will initially see 120 tonnes of black plastic recycled each month. The volume of material will be increased over the next 18 months.
The initiatve has received backing from UK Government Environment Secretary Michael Gove, who said the scheme has the potential to mean the UK exports less of its waste, divert plastic away from landfill and prevent virgin plastic entering the market.
Viridor commercial director Paul Ringham said, “The project team…has proven that black plastic from household mixed waste recycling can be recycled into high quality mixed coloured ‘jazz’ flakes to create food grade packaging.”
