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MULTI-MILLION-POUND UPGRADE FOR
PAPER ROUND’S MRF
Paper Round, established in 1988 by Friends
of the Earth and now a separate commercial
company, has just invested £2.5 million in
upgrading its Purfleet Materials Recycling
Facility.
The optimisation of the MRF will see a 300%
increase in capacity and facilitates improved
recycling rates for clients, which is a key target from
the Government’s Waste and Resources Strategy.
In order to achieve all of this, the new MRF has
been equipped with programmable Optical Sorters,
capable of picking out di erent materials, separate
polymers and di erent fibres, a Waste Screen that
separates ‘fines’, an Eddy Current separator used
to separate non-ferrous metals such as aluminium
cans and a Ballistic Separator separating 2D and 3D
products.
With the latest recycling technology & processes
in place, the facility is able to process significantly
more types of material and benefit from more
robust operational processes and traceability of
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waste streams.
Alison Roe, Director of Paper Round explains
further: “The installation of the new equipment
at our MRF has not only given Paper Round the
capacity to process significantly more material in
line with our growth plans, it has also enabled us to
achieve higher recovery rates. We now believe we
operate the largest Materials Recycling Facility in
London focused solely on the needs of commercial
clients.
“Having a dedicated ‘clean’ MRF means that
recycling rates are higher due to less contaminated
materials being received from businesses than from
households. This, combined with our investment
in the latest equipment means that we can process
material quicker and more accurately.”
Prioritising quality over quantity has always
been a key drive for Paper Round, even before the
upgrade. Managing Director Bill Swan explains: “We
have worked hard to develop a strong reputation
in recovering high-quality recycled materials from
commercial waste. We do this to improve clients’
recycling rates and give materials a new life, so
contributing to the growth of the circular economy.”
This emphasis on quality has gained Paper Round
a reputation for delivering the best possible real
recycling solutions to clients and good quality
materials.
Having said that, the recycling and waste company
is committed to being honest on what can and
cannot be recycled in the real world. As Swan
further explains, “in many cases, businesses are led
to believe that anything put into mixed recycling
can be magically recycled, while the reality is
that something like crisp packets and plastic film
cannot be practically recycled with mixed recycling
materials.”
This drive to being honest about what constitutes
best practice recycling has led Paper Round to
become one of the first recycling companies to
bring to market new recycling streams; from the
foundation of the company in o ering source
segregated paper recycling, through food & co ee
cup recycling.
Further to this, owning both the capability to
collect and the ability to process their own materials
allows Paper Round to not only introduce services
quickly but also have complete traceability, meaning
they have full control of the destination of materials.
“When we look to the future, we see an increased
focus on sustainability & traceability and this £2.5m
MRF upgrade provides certainty that best-practices
will be delivered to our clients” explains Swan.
The new MRF is certainly a significant commitment
in delivering their vision of “forging a better
future by championing recycling and the circular
economy”.
The MRF is now in the optimisation stage and is set
to be open for visitors later this month.
www.paper-round.co.uk 020 7407 9100
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