A new research project in the UK is testing whether residual waste plastic could be turned into an alternative fuel to power ship engines. If successful, the new fuel could prove a cleaner and cheaper substitute for heavy fuel oil, a highly toxic substance currently dominating the marine fuel market… The article was featured …
Adrian Griffiths was interviewed by Karen Gardener of BBC Radio Wiltshire for a spot in her afternoon programme ‘Wiltshire Wow’ where she came back for a second look at the company’s progress and the latest stage of the project. Listen to the interview online: BBC Radio Wiltshire Clip – Wiltshire Wow with Karen Gardner
The University of West England is working with waste-to-energy specialist Recycling Technologies to test if a fuel, called Plaxx, made from mixed plastic waste can be used to power ship engines. Adrian Griffiths, CEO of Recycling Technologies, said: “This research will allow Recycling Technologies to characterise the use of Plaxx for use in diesel …
Adrian Haworth has written an original article about a proposed circular solution to plastic waste. “Plastic has a significant role to play in achieving a sustainable future. Global production has topped 300 million metric tons per annum, a figure expected to double in the next 20 years. However, the systems for dealing with plastic …
Recycling Technologies’ highly innovative PlaxxTM fuel is created from residual mixed plastic waste that is not amenable to direct recycling and would otherwise go to landfill. The company is working with Ricardo to characterise the use of this recycled, low sulphur fuel as a substitute for fossil based heavy fuel oil (HFO) and diesel …
Recycling Technologies has successfully produced Plaxx™ from its commercial scale pilot plant. A chemical recycling technology that can propel plastic into the Circular Economy, offering a way to boost the recycling of plastic from 10% to 90% across the world. “This is not only great news for RT but also for the global environment. …
Recycling Technologies has been featured in several online news feeds in the recycling and marine technologies area. “Swindon-based Recycling Technologies [RT] has developed a process for recycling end of life plastic into Plaxx™, a valuable, clean hydrocarbon product. The process has been demonstrated at laboratory levels for some time but now it has been …
Recycling Technologies featured in several articles on major industry magazine websites regarding the recent project in association with Ricardo to characterise Plaxx for use as a low sulphur marine fuel. “In the project announced today, Ricardo will work with Recycling Technologies to assess the relative performance of PlaxxTM, HFO and diesel when used in an …
A report released by the World Economic Forum and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, entitled the New Plastics Economy: Rethinking the future of plastics, has warned that by 2050 oceans are expected to contain more plastic than fish (by weight) if the plastics value chain doesn’t change its current modus operandi. Additionally, the report claimed …
One of the 40 participants that collaborated on the report was Swindon, UK based Recycling Technologies. The company has developed technology which enables unrecyclable mixed plastics to be recycled into a hydrocarbon product it calls Plaxx™. “Our approach utilises a series of scaled chemical processes to convert residual plastic waste into Plaxx™ – an …