Recycled plastic production

Enva, one the UK’s largest producers of recycled, extruded plastic compounds, has significantly increased the availability of recycled plastic compounds in the UK following a £1.8 million investment to double its output capacity.

The investment at the company’s facility in Lincolnshire includes a new extruder unit that will enable Enva to produce over 2000 tonnes of extruded compound per month. This will allow UK and international manufacturers to further increase their use of recycled material in products and reduce their reliance on virgin resources.

Enva recycles and recovers 85% of all the small waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) generated in the UK every year. State-of-the-art waste separation technologies are used to sort waste plastics which are then converted into a range of high-quality regrinds and compounds. These compounds, which have comparable quality and characteristic’s as virgin plastics, can then be reused in the manufacturer of electrical goods including TV’s, Monitors, kettles, toasters or vacuum cleaners amongst other products and components.

The increase in extruded compound will also significantly reduce the amount of material being sold as ‘regrind’, adding further value to this important secondary resource.

Click here for more information on how recycled plastic compounds can be used in the manufacture of your products, as well as the business and sustainable benefits.