Plastics to power

摘要

Packaging is a necessary part of almost all products sold today. Laminate packaging is a very popular choice for its protective and lightweight attributes, but the multiple layers mean that there is no easy recycling route. As such, the packaging often ends up in landfill, wasting valuable raw resources. Now a new plant, based in Alconbury, UK, seeks to change that. Enval has developed and built a recycling process for plastic aluminium laminates, which are commonly used as packaging for consumer goods such as juices, toothpaste, cosmetics, and pet food.