Nappy Recycling Developer to Turn Recovered Plastic into Roof Tiles
Original Article Available online at: www.BirminghamPost.net
20 August 2009
The developer of Britain’s first disposable nappy recycling facility in Birmingham has signed a deal to turn the recovered plastic into DIY products.The £12 million Knowaste plant at Tyseley, set to open next spring, has linked with SmallPlanet Building Products, Ltd. It means plastic recovered from old nappies and incontinence products can be turned into roof tiles, plastic cladding and other building products and sold to the construction industry and DIY stores.
The plant on Atlas Industrial Estate under construction will recycle 36,000 tonnes of nappies a year which would otherwise have gone to landfill and taken hundreds of years to rot. Bill Knoupe, general manager of SmallPlanet Building products, Ltd, said: “The construction industry is a significant user of material resources and energy, consuming 420 million tonnes of construction products in the UK every year. There is a real opportunity to open up a new market in construction, offering sustainable products that come with clear benefits for the building and housing sector, which are increasingly being asked to improve sustainability credentials.”Building companies using their products would find it easier to meet recycling targets and emphasise their green credentials. “Our aim is to fill the gap for quality recycled building materials, made from products whose disposal would otherwise go to landfill.”
The tough but lightweight tiles will be available in traditional slate colours and suitable for a wide range of buildings and homes.The Tyseley plant is the first of four planned by Knowaste in the UK and will also convert any organic waste into methane energy.
Knowaste chief executive Roy Brown said: There is an obvious potential for synergy between the material waste produced by industry and householders and the raw materials required to produce construction products. We see this as a win-win opportunity.”
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