LAMMA 2010 SEES BPI.RECYCLED PRODUCTS APPEARANCE

Europe’s largest polythene recycler, bpi.recycled products, has revealed it will be exhibiting at the 2010 LAMMA (Lincolnshire Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers’ Association) exhibition. The business plans to attend the event, which is widely seen as the UK’s leading farm machinery show, as part of its on-going commitment to helping UK agriculture to dispose of its waste plastics in a greener, more efficient way. Staff from bpi.recycled products will be waiting on the firm’s stand (Stand 205) to tell visitors about its unique expertise and capabilities. It currently reprocesses over 70,000 tonnes of plastic waste per annum, using it to create new products like building supplies, plastic furniture and refuse sacks. This tonnage includes significant amounts of agricultural waste such as used balewrap, polytunnels and crop covers and bpi.recycled products even operates a dedicated agricultural waste recycling facility in Dumfries which has recently seen a £2 million investment. In particular the team from bpi.recycled products will also be keen to raise awareness of the fact that not all forms of farm waste plastic recycling are equal. In marked contrast to most recycling activity, which actually takes place abroad especially in the Far East, bpi.recycled products only reprocesses UK waste at its network of UK facilities - all of which benefit from full Environment Agency accreditation. As a result, the products it creates from recycled agricultural scrap not only play an important part in diverting waste from landfill, they also offer the green advantage of lower product miles and a smaller carbon footprint. Commenting on the business’ plans for LAMMA 2010, Guy Coates, Marketing Director from bpi.recycled products, said: “The desire to help British agriculture dispose of its polythene waste in a greener, easier way is an important one to bpi.recycled products and that’s why we’re taking our message out on the road. We want to get face to face with the farming community because that’s the easiest way to explain some of the different considerations and challenges involved with waste farm plastic recycling. He continues: “There’s so much claim and counter claim out there that knowing what the best option is isn’t always easy. Our advice though is simple. If you want to keep it green, keep it British.” ENDS Images & captions: Agri scrap.jpg How green is your plastic waste recycling? bpi.recycled products is attending LAMMA 2010 to raise awareness of the need to consider where waste farm plastic recycling takes place.

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