Manage Press Releases Baylis launches local authority plastics recycling programme for the South of England.
Baylis launches local authority plastics recycling programme for the South of England. |
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Uses its Southern location to cut programme costs and boost environmental benefits. Berkshire-headquartered Baylis Recycling, which has depots nationwide is launching a new one-stop plastics collection and recycling service for local authorities in the South, the Environment Agency-accredited reprocessor announced today. Under the scheme Baylis will pay for and regularly collect plastic bottle and HDPE waste from local authorities across the region for recycling, with 10 year fixed contracts, market index-linked pricing and quarterly reviews all included as options for local government. Baylis will install compactors and balers at waste collection sites where needed, to optimise collection. Importantly, all plastics reprocessing in the new programme will be carried out entirely in the UK by Baylis. The one-stop, regionally-centred, multiple depot collection and recycling scheme is faster and more efficient, saving time and money - while the shorter supply chain measurably reduces the environmental cost, say Baylis. Commenting on the new service, Government Waste Resources Action Programme (WRAP) Materials Sector Manager Paul Davidson said: "Our Message in a Bottle campaign highlights the importance of local councils collecting plastic bottles. There are sustainable markets for these plastic bottles, and collecting them is an affordable way of contributing to Local Authority targets. It is also environmentally the right thing to do". "Our new plant supports our objective to provide a one-stop quality service to the private and public sectors" said managing director Chris Baylis. "New legislative demands from both Westminster and Brussels are moving recycling rapidly up the management agenda. Our industry has a duty to provide the level of service that new environment demands". The launch of the service follows Baylis' installation of a new plastics recycling facility valued at £3 million, and featuring washing and flaking plant and compound lines with a reprocessing capacity of up to 15,000 tonnes per annum, or two tonnes per hour. As part of the same investment strategy Baylis has also installed a secure paper shredding Vecoplan machine capable of processing up to five tonnes per hour, and a new paper, can and cardboard baling facility with a capacity of eight tonnes per hour. Other investments include a new calibrated weighbridge facility. ENDS To receive JPEG images by email call 0208 878 4432 or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it For more information:
Matthew Bantock - Team Communications (PR)
Chris Baylis - Baylis Recycling |
