RECYCLING PLASTIC
Reducing UK industry's 'carbon footprint' and improving its overall environmental performance has never been more important. As the market leader in low-density polyethylene (LDPE) recycling, bpi has a unique opportunity to offer key customers the chance to recover and recycle their plastic waste or introduce closed loop recycling schemes.
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We have the facilities and expertise to process the following types of plastic waste; industrial, commercial, agricultural, automotive and domestic.
Types of material we can handle
Low Contamination - Clean scrap lines - bpi Heanor / Stroud and bpi Rhymney
Pallet Cover/Hoods
Dairy Wrap
Pallet Stretch Wrap
Camelback
Garment Cover
Nappy Film
Process/Factory Scrap
Strim
Sweepings
Regrinds
Polythene Foam / Bubblewrap
Polymer Bags (containing polyethylen or polypropylene resin only)
Redundant Stocks (polythene or Polypropylene Film/Bags, HD bottles)
Dairy Wrap
Pallet Stretch Wrap
Camelback
Garment Cover
Nappy Film
Process/Factory Scrap
Strim
Sweepings
Regrinds
Polythene Foam / Bubblewrap
Polymer Bags (containing polyethylen or polypropylene resin only)
Redundant Stocks (polythene or Polypropylene Film/Bags, HD bottles)
Medium Contamination - Rinse grade scrap
bpi Rhymney
bpi Rhymney
Silage Sheeting Insulation Wrap e.g. Rockwool
Crop Cover
Timber Film
Potato Cover
Straw Wrap
Poly Tunnels
Brick Cover
Mushroom Film
Feed Bags
Crop Cover
Timber Film
Potato Cover
Straw Wrap
Poly Tunnels
Brick Cover
Mushroom Film
Feed Bags
Heavy Contamination - Wash grade scrap
bpi Dumfries
bpi Dumfries
Silage Stretchwrap
Medium Contamination - Rinse grade scrap
bpi Rhymney
bpi Rhymney
Wheelie Bins
Lump
Pallets
Pipe
Crates (beer/milk etc)
Cores
Drums (must be triple rinsed)
Bottles (shampoo, milk etc if clean, redundant stock or process waste)
Lump
Pallets
Pipe
Crates (beer/milk etc)
Cores
Drums (must be triple rinsed)
Bottles (shampoo, milk etc if clean, redundant stock or process waste)
Items that we are unable to reprocess
Contamination can mean that we may be unable to recycle the waste. In general the following materials cannot be reprocessed so if these materials are present they should be segregated to avoid contamination of the useful grades. Our experienced bpi.recycled products scrap purchasing team are always on hand to provide advice: recycle@bpipoly.com
Flame retardant, high molecular or cross linked PE.
Laminated and barrier films where nylon is normally used. These types of film are very common in the food industry.
Wash grades cannot contain other polymer types (PP, PVC, PS etc. Must be PE)
