New Plastics Sorting Facility Opens in Wales

The Welsh Environment Minister Jane Davidson has commemorated the official opening of a plastics sorting facility in Blackwood, Wales, which has benefited from more than £1.3 million (US$1.98 million) of Welsh Assembly Government funding. The facility will bring up to 30 new  jobs to the Blackwood area of Wales and will enable 12,000 metric tons of plastic bottles per year to be turned into clean plastic ‘flakes’.

The flakes will be supplied as raw material to two plastic manufacturers in the South Wales area, and will help manufacturers to reduce the cost of materials.

“I am delighted to officially open this facility which has benefited from £1.3m of Welsh Assembly Government money. The plant will transform materials that were formerly sent to landfill into feedstock for Welsh manufacturers,” says Davidson.

“These sorts of sustainable ventures, with a focus on recycling and reuse, are key to us achieving our ambitions of become a zero waste country by 2050,”  Davidson adds.