Manufacturer of functional resins Chemfix generates a flow of board, pallet wrap and hard plastics waste which is producing financial gain for the Dewsbury, UK, based Chemfix.
Following the acquisition of two compact baling machines – one for board, the other for plastics - up to three tones/month of material is being recovered from the waste stream and re-processed by Cromwell Polythene’s recycling division as part of its closed-loop supply of bags, sacks and other waste management products.
“This has been a great result for us, with more than 30 tonnes recycled within our first year,” says Chemfix operations manager Peter Hanslope. “We are due for our ISO14001 audit and the move to recycling is playing a key part in reducing our environmental impact. Another big advantage of the new set-up is that our costs will remain static while our recycling revenue stream increases in line with additional activity.”
