Press Release: New Plastic Waste Project

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 engine …

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Ricardo and Recycling Technologies to characterise plastic waste derived clean fuel

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 in …

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Recycling Technologies celebrates Plaxx® production

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 SWINDON, 30th JUNE 2016 – Swindon-based Recycling Technologies [RT] has developed a process for recycling end …

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Ellen MacArthur Foundation to drive shift towards new plastics economy

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 that …

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Recycling Technologies named overall winner at the Rushlight Awards 2015-16

The company picked up three prestigious awards on the night SWINDON, 29th JANUARY 2016 – Recycling Technologies is delighted to announce that it has been named winner of three awards at the Rushlight Awards 2015-16 in London last night. Not only was Recycling Technologies named winner of the Resource Recycling Award and the Resource Innovation …

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Report: Oceans to Contain More Waste Plastic than Fish by 2050

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 ultra-low …

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Recycling Technologies contributes to ‘New Plastics Economy’ report

United Kingdom-based Recycling Technologies collaborated with more than 40 other participants in the report, which provides a vision of a global economy in which plastics never become waste and outlines concrete steps towards achieving the systemic shift needed. Adrian Griffiths, CEO of Recycling Technologies, says, “We are delighted to be part of the ‘New Plastics …

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