Casepak opens £21m recycling centre
Recycling business Casepak has opened its new £21m facility in Leicester, which the company said is the only one of its kind in the UK.
The new materials recycling facility (MRF) sorts and separates dry mixed recyclables at 26 tonnes per hour, with an annual capacity of 150,000 tonnes.
Kevin Thomas, director of MRF operations, hailed the development as a "landmark day for Casepak".
He said: "Our new MRF is completely bespoke in design and has been developed to meet the demands of changing collection systems at the same time ensuring we produce a quality end product.
"This is not a waste treatment facility – it's a production process for essential materials and, as with any production process, quality is the key. Our system is based on a combination of robust screen and optical sorting technology to achieve the best possible quality output.
"Our 50-100mm bypass screen also sets us apart", he said. “We are the first MRF to import this technology from the USA. It ensures that items such as small plastic bottles and yoghurt pots that are easily squashed during the collection process are identified and separated, ensuring that they are recovered and retain their resource value."
Casepak has already won contracts to process materials from Blaby District Council, Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council and Rutland County Council with the new MRF.
