Recycling Technologies is on shortlist for CIWM Innovation Award

U.K.-based Recycling Technologies has been shortlisted for an innovation award in the Northampton, U.K.-based Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) Sustainability and Resource Awards.

The CIWM awards panel has recognised that Recycling Technologies has made advances in developing a commercially viable plastic recycling solution.

The Open Sky Award for Demonstrating Project Innovation is highly coveted within the industry and recognises those who are able to find unique solutions, beneficial to their business and industry, Recycling Technologies says. Recycling Technologies has been shortlisted in the category alongside Jaguar Land Rover, Aquapak Polymers Ltd. and Ramboll Environ, Coal Authority and Environment Agency.

Recycling Technologies’ says its consideration for this award acknowledges the potential of its technology and the steps it is taking to develop an innovative solution to the global problem of plastic waste.

Recycling Technologies says its goal is to provide a scalable solution to boost the global recycling rate for plastics. The company’s RT7000 machine enables a chemical recycling process. The RT7000 is designed to be installed at material recovery facilities (MRFs), and the Plaxx™ it produces can be used as a low sulphur fuel and wax substitute. Fractions ultimately will be used by global polymer manufacturers as the feedstock for making more polymers, Recycling Technologies says.

Adrian Griffiths, CEO at Recycling Technologies, says: “We are delighted to have been recognised as a leading innovator by the CIWM. It is testament to the fantastic work our team are doing and the huge potential our technology has to transform how plastic waste is disposed of.”

Earlier this year, Recycling Technologies teamed up with Ricardo plc to use the Plaxx™ fuel it creates to in U.K.-based Ricardo machines in a trial. The new fuel will be used in areas such as power generation and marine propulsion, Recycling Technologies says.