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 …
We are delighted to announce that Recycling Technologies has been named winner of not one, but three Rushlight Awards 2015-16 in London at the end of January. Not only did we win the Resource Recycling Award and Resource Innovation Award, a group category, we also received the prestigious Rushlight Award, presented to the overall …
During first part of 2015 we reached out to the investment community to raise the funds to manufacture the Mark III prototype, our first commercial machine, the RT700. In addition to our existing investors, we opened this round to new angels and crowdfunding via SyndicateRooms. Our choice to involve a wider group of investors …
Swindon-based Recycling Technologies, which manufactures equipment that converts waste plastic into oil, has received funding from ‘seed fund’ specialist EcoMachines. It will also use the money to accelerate its growth plans. A number of ‘business angels’ joined in the EcoMachines investment round. Adrian Griffiths, founder and managing director of Recycling Technologies, said: “We are …
Ecomachines incubato, the seed fund and accelerator for startups in the energy and resource efficiency space, has announced its investment in Recycling Technologies, a company that recycles plastic waste into a clean heavy fuel oil alternative. Based in Swindon, Recycling Technologies produces machines that convert Mixed Plastic Waste, destined for landfill or incineration, into …