What We Do
Our green innovation approach means Innovate Recycle will be the first in the UK to recycle post-consumer and industrial carpet at volume. The focus will be on the market-dominating polypropylene-based carpets and the retrieval of polypropylene and calcium carbonate for use across industry supply chains.
Recycle
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We will work with customer aware carpet manufacturers and retailers, and with environmentally focused local authorities to gather and recycle end-of-life post-consumer domestic and industrial carpet.
Reuse
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Our Polypropylene, when repurposed provides exceptional qualities of strength and recyclability that will provide a strong marketable end of line product that can be continually repurposed to manufacture components across a wide range of industries. We will also reclaim calcium carbonate for reuse in industry.
Three ways in which reclaimed polypropylene from Innovate recycled carpets can be used:
Automotive
OEM manufacturers such as Volvo and Peugeot Citroen are increasing the amount of recycled plastic, including polypropylene, content in the design and components of new vehicle models, aiming for a minimum of 25% from 2025 onwards.
Injection Moulding
Recycled polypropylene can be utilised in a wide range of components and products across multiple industries. With new legislation coming forward in the UK on recycled content in 2022, ensuring a ready supply of reclaimed plastics will be essential for industry.
3D Printing
New trials and R&D projects are increasingly allowing recycled plastics in the filaments used in 3D printing, allowing a greener, more sustainable approach to this still relatively new technology. Building a constant supply of recycled plastics will be vital to developing this further.
