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Recycled Nappy Plastics to be Made into DIY Products

Sarah FlanaganRecycle.co.uk

August 25, 2009

The UK’s first disposable nappy recycling developer has announced reaching an agreement in Birmingham to turn the plastic recovered from the process into DIY products. T

yseley will be the site of the new £12 million Knowaste plant that is scheduled to open in the spring of 2010. Its link with SmallPlanet Building Products will mean that the plastic recovered from disposable nappy and incontinence product recycling will be made into plastic cladding, roof tiles and other building products – to be sold to DIY stores and directly to the construction industry.

The plant, situated on the Atlas Industrial Estate, is currently under construction. It will recycle 36,000 tonnes of disposable nappies and incontinence products annually that would otherwise have been sent to landfill, where they would take hundreds of years to decompose.

Bill Knoupe, who is the general manager of SmallPlanet Building Products, commented: “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.”

According to Knoupe, the construction companies that use the new recycled products will find that it is easier for them to meet their recycling targets and to highlight their green credentials in marketing and advertising campaigns. He said: “Our aim is to fill the gap for quality recycled building materials made from products whose disposal would otherwise go to landfill.”

Thanks to www.birminghampost.net for the above quotes. For more information on this article, please visit their website.

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