Sims Recycling Boosts UK Refrigerator Recycling Operations

Sims Recycling built its first refrigerator processing plant on the Newport site in last July. The second plant, also using German technology from MeWa, will double the site's annual capacity up to 700,000 units when it becomes operational this October.

The second reprocessing plant at Sims’ facility in Newport, will increase capacity to 700,000 units a year 

Graham Davy, managing director for the division, said: "The Newport complex will be the largest facility of its type in the world, and at full capacity, will process around 700,000 fridges annually. We are well placed to continue to offer our clients the combination of low cost performance coupled with the highest standards in recycling and recovery performance."

Davy explained: "The choice of Newport for the additional capacity was an easy one to make as the processing economies of scale are significant. Our new plant, equal in specification to our first, will ensure that Sims Recycling Solutions remains at the leading edge of Fridge Recycling in the UK."

The company also announced that it received a £1.72 million ($2.76 million) Freight Facilities Grant from the Welsh Assembly. The money will be invested in the development of a rail facility to handle scrap metal and refrigerators  at the Sims site at the port. The funds were won in partnership with Associated British Ports, owner and operator of the Port of Newport.

The rail link is due to be opened next year to handle 600,000 metric tons of scrap metal. LetsRecycle.com