Growers to benefit from drive to recycle polytunnels, crop covers and greenhouse films

Growers looking to demonstrate the strength of their commitment to the environment and play a greater part in ‘closing the loop’ on waste by keeping reusable polythene in circulation and out of landfill are about to benefit from a new drive by a major recycler.

It comes as British-based bpi.recycled products, the largest reprocessor of waste polythene in Europe, reveals it is increasing efforts to secure additional scrap from the horticultural market. The business, which operates a network of Environment Agency accredited reprocessing sites across Great Britain, plans to use the material such as waste polytunnels, greenhouse films, crop covers and mulch films to create a whole new range of second life products including refuse sacks, outdoor furniture, street signs and building supplies. In addition and almost uniquely, bpi.recycled products will undertake all of the required reprocessing in the UK as opposed to overseas which is more often the case with polythene recycling. As such, those growers that do supply their scrap will not only be minimising their waste stream contribution, they’ll also be contributing to recycled goods with lower product miles and a significantly smaller carbon footprint. Of course, many growers will already be familiar with the ‘bpi’ name. bpi.recycled products’ sister business, bpi.visqueen horticultural products, is one of the UK’s best known suppliers of polythene films for horticultural use. bpi.recycled products is keen to point out however that it can reprocess waste horticultural polythene products from many different manufacturers and not just its sister operation. Commenting on the increased push on horticultural scrap, Guy Coates, Marketing Director at bpi.recycled products, said: “bpi.recycled products, bpi.visqueen and all of the businesses within the wider BPI group are at the forefront in showing people how they can use polythene in a more sustainable way. “We already reprocess over 70,000 tonnes of scrap polythene every year, including a considerable amount of waste farm plastic like used silage balewrap and silage sheeting. Now, we’re looking to increase our efforts in terms of the horticultural market so that growers can also benefit from a more responsible means of disposing of their polythene and an additional opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to greener working practices.” Growers keen to take advantage of the bpi.recycled products’ drive on horticultural scrap should call 01685 840 672 or email: recycle@bpipoly.com for details of their nearest collector. ENDS

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