a bpi guide for identifying polyethylene suitable for recycling

A BPI GUIDE FOR
IDENTIFYING
POLYETHYLENE
SUITABLE FOR
RECYCLING
Reducing UK industry’s ‘carbon
footprint’ and improving its overall
environmental performance has
never been more important.
As the market leader in 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.
This factsheet is designed to give
you the information you need to
help understand our capabilities.
1. Our capabilities >>
2. KEY CONTACTS
& WEBSITES >>
Key Company
Facts
— Bpi is the largest recycler of
LDPE in Europe.
— We reprocess over 70,000
tonnes of plastic waste
every year.
— We have invested £18
million in state of the art
reprocessing equipment
across our sites.
— We have won a number
of awards for our closed
loop initiatives. and 100%
recycled products such
as Plaswood street/garden
furniture, Visqueen building
films and Green Sacks refuse
bags.
—
The Green Sack
is the only refuse
bag to receive
the ISO14001
Environmental
Management
Standard (EMS).
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OUR CAPABILITIES
We have the facilities and expertise to process the following types of plastic waste:
— industrial
— commercial
— agricultural
— automotive
— domestic
TYPES OF MATERIAL THAT WE CAN HANDLE
Different types of plastic waste are processed by different bpi sites:
Low Contamination
- Clean scrap lines
- Heanor/Stroud &
Rhymney Site
Medium
contamination Rinse grade
scrap - Rhymney
Heavy
contamination wash grade
scrap - Dumfries
Rigid PE
Product
granulation 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 polyethylene
or polypropylene resin only)
Redundant Stocks
(polythene or Polypropylene
Film/Bags, HD bottles)
Silage Sheeting
Insulation Wrap e.g.
Rockwool
Crop Cover
Timber Film
Potato Cover
Straw Wrap
Poly Tunnels
Brick Cover
Mushroom Film Feed Bags
Silage Stretchwrap 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)
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.
X
Flame retardant, high
molecular or cross
linked PE.
X
Laminated and barrier
films where nylon is
normally used. These
types of film are very
common in the food industry.
X
Wash grades cannot contain
other polymer types (PP, PVC,
PS etc) – must be PE.
Printed on Revive Uncoated – 100% de-inked post-consumer waste content.
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KEY CONTACTS & wEBSITES
Scrap
Purchasing
Team Siâncles
07990 551099 (mobile)
sianmiles@bpipoly.com
www.thegreensack.co.uk
www.plasticisgreen.com
www.whyusewood.com
www.visqueenbuilding.co.uk
www.bpipoly.com
Heanor
Kerry O’Neill 07768 994147 (mobile)
kerryoneill@bpipoly.com
(All accounts in
North Wales,
Midlands,
Central and
Northern England)
Stroud
Nathan Bradbeer 07920 768293 (mobile)
nathanbradbeer@bpipoly.com
(All accounts in South,
South West, Mid &
West Wales)
Rhymney
Lee Dufty
01685 846168 (land line)
leedufty@bbpipoly.com
(All accounts in South
Wales only)
Every tonne of plastic bpi recycles:
—Rescues a valuable
resource from landfill.
—Saves 79,300MJ
LHV of energy.
—Cuts sulphur dioxide and
nitrous oxide emissions by
at least one third
compared to using virgin
material.
—Prevents the release into
the atmosphere OF 1.4
tonnes of CO2.
—Reduces water
usage by 90%. compared to
using virgin material.
—Saves 1.8 tonnes
of crude oil.
bpi recycled products, Heanor Gate, Heanor, Derbyshire, DE75 7YX
Tel: 01773 530530 Fax: 01773 533347
recycled@bpipoly.com
INTRODUCING
THE UK’S
GREENEST
REFUSE SACK
MADE WITH UK waste
farm plastics
THE GREEN SACK
FROM BPI RECYCLED
PRODUCTS
®
What do we offer?
­ Nothing less than the strongest and greenest refuse sack on the UK
—
market – The Green Sack®.
— With a carbon footprint at least 35% lower than any other refuse sack
currently available on the UK market, Green Sacks are good for the
environment, good for your customers and good for you!
ULTRA LOW CARBON
FOOTPRINT
—The Green Sack® is available in a comprehensive range of bag on
the roll and flat pack formats including refuse sacks, swing and
pedal bin liners, garden and rubble sacks.
—A range of closure options including, tie tie, draw string and the
innovative tuk lok closure method.
Why Green Sacks are good for the environment?
—65% of the UK’s plastic waste is currently shipped abroad where it is
sorted (often by hand) and recycled into goods, most of which is
shipped back to Europe.*
But
—bpi’s Green Sacks are 100% recycled with a high percentage of
recycled farm films (such as bale wrap and crop cover) that are:
— Sourced only from farms in the UK & Ireland.
— Reprocessed only in UK plants.
— Provides a super strength film.
—
That means each Green Sack has far fewer ‘product miles’ than
any imported product and this, combined with using 33% less
material than standard refuse sacks without any reduction in
quality, gives The Green Sack® the lowest carbon footprint of
any refuse bag on the UK market.**
LINEAR FARM FILM
TECHNOLOGY SUPER
TEAR RESISTANCE
*Source: DEFRA
**see: Valpak Life Cycle Assessment report commissioned by Bpi Feb 2007
Why green sacks are THE
environmental choice?
Imported refuse sacks from the Far East could
generate nearly three times the emissions
of CO2 than The Green Sack®. Moreover,
compared to using virgin polythene it is
estimated that each tonne of polythene bpi
recycles:
CO2 Emissions
Example of a typical roll of 20 Standard
30 micron refuse sacks
2000
1780g
1500
975g
Grams
— Prevents the release of 1.5 tonnes of CO2
into the atmosphere.
1000
AND
650g
500
— Cuts sulphur dioxide emissions by 33%
0
— Cuts nitrous oxide emissions by 50%.
Far East Virgin Refuse Sack
Green Sack
UK/European 100%
Recycled Sack
— Saves 1.8 tonnes of crude oil.
— Reduces water usage by 90%.
Tear Resistance
— Reduces energy use by two thirds.***
Why Green Sacks are good for
your customers?
—In standard tear resistance tests a 20 micron
Green Sack has equal or better performance
whilst being a third thinner.
— Green Sacks are more resistant to rips and tears because the primary source material
includes tough farm polythene.
AND
— Green Sacks are made without using the amount of additives that reduce the quality of many rival refuse sacks.
3500
3000mN
3000mN
3000
2500
mN 2000
Milli-Neutons
1500
1000
20
30
micron
micron
500
0
Green Sack
Regular Recycled Sack
***Source: www.wasteonline.org.uk
Why Green Sacks are good for your company?
— Stocking Green Sacks affirms your company’s
commitment to sourcing genuine environmentally
sustainable products.
— Supports UK and EU Environmental Programmes.
— Supports UK Agricultural, Manufacturing and
Recycling Industries.
— Helps us all achieve our goal of a cleaner,
greener future.
MADE WITH UK waste
farm plastics
www.bpipoly.com
Printed on Revive Uncoated – 100% de-inked post-consumer waste content.
—bpi recycled products is part of bpi plc –
a major manufacturer of farm films, food
packaging and high performance films.
—bpi supply a wide range of products to
the UK’s leading retailers and business to
business distributors.
— Service
is paramount with a fast, friendly
professional service ensuring on time in full.
— Distribution
is from our central hub in
Heanor, Derbyshire.
—We are the market leader in the field of
polythene recycling and the largest recycler
of such material in Europe.
—Our UK plants have the ability to reprocess
in excess of 70,000 tonnes of used plastics
every year.
—Our UK plants are the only recycling wash
plants for farm films that have been
accredited by DEFRA; and also hold ISO14001.
DUMFRIES
Contact us
ER 199871
HEANOR
To order or for more information:
bpi Recycled Products
Heanor Gate Industrial Estate
Heanor
Derbyshire
DE75 7RG
United Kingdom
ER 1998103
RHYMNEY
ER 199873
STROUD
T. +44 (0) 845 017 8664
F. +44 (0) 844 811 2134
E. refusesales@bpipoly.com
INCLUDES WASH PLANT
www.bpipoly.com