COSMO CONSULT customer, ALPLA, makes homecare items more recyclable

Sustainable waste manager Biffa and the UK arm of Austrian-based ALPLA Group, a world leader in the development, production and recycling of plastic packaging and COSMO CONSULT customer, work together. Their goal is to ensure more British recycled plastic is used in the manufacturing of UK homecare products.

Since May, Biffa provides polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) plastic pellets from its recycling facility in Seaham, County Durham, to ALPLA UK. The material will be used in the production of homecare product packaging, increasing the amount of recycled plastic used in everyday household items such as washing up bottles, detergent and cleaning sprays. By replacing virgin plastic used in packaging with recycled plastic, the lifespan of plastic can become infinite when it is continually recycled and put back into packaging supply chains. ALPLA - one of the leading manufacturers of innovative packaging solutions made of plastic (and a COSMO CONSULT ERP customer) - also recognised that a rethink must take place in the area of plastics. For ALPLA, responsible use of materials means taking the entire life cycle into account, when designing packaging solutions and designing them in such a way that they can be optimally recycled after use. We at COSMO CONSULT are delighted when our clients commit to a climate and environmentally friendly future.

By 2030, the Biffa Group has an ambitious target to quadruple its plastic recycling capacity as part of its sustainability strategy. ALPLA Group announced last month to invest around € 250 m between now and 2025 to globalise its recycling activities in order to close the materials cycle in as many regions as possible.

Chris Hanlon, Commercial Director at Biffa Polymers, commented: “Biffa is a true pioneer in closed-loop recycling, turning waste plastic into materials which are a substitute for virgin plastic. Our partnership with ALPLA will contribute to our strategic ambition of a more sustainable future built around a circular economy. We’re looking forward to continue to work with the team to achieve this.”

Tasos Pourloukakis, UK Country Managing Director at ALPLA Group said, “The collaboration with Biffa goes along with our aim to push worldwide closed-loop systems on a local level. This approach guarantees the highest possible collection rates, recyclability, and quality of the materials. It also reduces the logistical effort related to our packaging solutions. It helps us to achieve the overall objective of reducing CO2 emissions and actively bringing the circular economy forward.”

Link to original press article: https://www.biffa.co.uk/media-centre/news/biffa-to-supply-recycled-plastic-to-alpla-to-make-homecare-items-more-recyclable