A new plastic paint pail developed by RPC Containers Oakham for manufacturer Newlife Paints incorporates 25% recycled content.
The design – developed by RPC Oakham with UK suppliers of recycled plastics to ensure a high-grade polymer capable of withstanding the weight of paint – reinforces the environmental credentials of a new range of largely reclaimed paints being stocked by retail DIY chain B&Q.
Newlife Paints collects waste water-based emulsion that would otherwise be dumped, separates it into colour batches and reconditions it into useable recycled emulsion paints.
Performing to the same standards as any premium emulsion, the new Newlife Paints range promises to contain at least 90% of waste emulsion, and the company says every pail bought prevents up to 3 pots going to landfill or for incineration.
RPC Oakham tests showed that the optimum proportion of recycled polymer for the 5-litre injection moulded PP pail was 25%, in order to maintain the highest standard of consumer functionality and convenience.
Keith Harrison, founder and MD of Newlife Paints, says: “We are proud of the environmentally friendly nature of our paint, so it was important that the container could help support those credentials as far as possible. RPC Oakham was able to do that and we’re delighted with the partnership.”