BPI.RECYCLED PRODUCTS ENJOYS DOUBLE AWARD SUCCESS

Leading manufacturer of refuse and recycling sacks, bpi.recycled products, is celebrating its double success after winning two coveted Green Apple Awards for Environmental Best Practice.

The business, which ranks as Europe’s largest recycler of polythene waste recycling over 70,000 tonnes of material each year, received its first gold award in the Recycled Product category thanks to its flagship Green Sack® range of 100% recycled refuse sacks. An innovative waste management and landfill reduction project at the manufacturer’s Stroud site also secured a second gold award under the Environmental Improvement category.

Made from 100% recycled polythene, bpi.recycled products’ Green Sack® range received recognition not only for its superior environmental credentials, but also for helping to raise awareness of the need to recycle more UK waste plastic at UK facilities.

Widely recognised as some of the greenest products of their kind on the market, Green Sacks are produced entirely from UK waste recycled at bpi.recycled products’ own UK network of Environment Agency approved recycling sites. This gives them a carbon footprint of up to a third lower than refuse sacks made from virgin materials and significantly lower than most other 100% recycled refuse sacks, which are typically manufactured in the Far East and, as such, have massive product miles.

The judges were equally impressed with the innovative waste reduction initiative implemented at bpi.recycled products’ Stroud site – which set out to cut the amount of waste sent to landfill by 5% each year.

To help achieve this goal, the business has invested in staff training and robust waste stream management practices. It has also developed strong links with other recycling companies in the local area to help dispose of scrap wood, metal and cardboard. Plus, plastic waste from the site is also recycled for use in the manufacture of the Green Sack®.

In addition, the business has successfully achieved its goal to make all waste management self funding. It plans to use the money saved by waste reduction to install new energy efficient systems with a view to reducing overall energy consumption for the Stroud site.

Commenting, Rachael Barton, Marketing Manager at bpi.recycled products, said: “At bpi.recycled products, we’re committed to working in an environmentally friendly way and to manufacturing products with impressive green credentials. Our recent success at the Green Apple Awards is a testament to this commitment and to the hard work and dedication of the bpi.recycled products team.”

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Image & Caption:      Green Apple Awards.jpg; Best in the business. bpi.recycled products celebrates double award success.                                    

Pictured (L to R): Mark Gobey, Extrusion Manager and Daryl Winder, HSE Manager, bpi.recycled products, Chris Hopkins, Ploughcroft Solar, former Dragons Den winner who presented the awards, Rachael Barton, Marketing Manager and Sian Miles, Environment & Purchasing Director, bpi.recycled products 

For more information on this story, contact Emma Macey at PRECISION on 0161 638 8718 or e-mail: emma@precision-online.co.uk

Editor’s notes:

• bpi.recycled products is the largest recycler of used polythene in Europe recycling over 68,000 tonnes of post-use polythene material from horticultural, commercial, retail, industrial and agricultural markets.

• bpi.recycled products uses some of these materials to manufacture its award winning Plaswood range of sustainable wood-substitute products. These products include park and garden furniture, street and countryside signs, bollards and marine decking.

• The environmental benefits of recycling plastic are becoming more widely recognised: maximising reusable material, diverting waste from landfill and conserving resources. bpi.recycled products has developed the necessary expertise and the infrastructure in the form of a network of Environment Agency accredited recycling plants to help drive these benefits forward.

• bpi.recycled products is a division of BPI (British Polythene Industries) plc, one of Europe’s largest manufacturers of polythene films, bags and sacks.

• As a result of its commitment to operating in a sustainable way and to minimising the environmental impact of all of its activities, BPI won the Best Green Large Company category at the 2010 Scottish Green Awards.

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