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goplasticpallets.com’s pioneering recycling scheme surpasses 1,000 tonne milestone
UK businesses should “commit to stricter recycling targets and become more accountable for achieving their goals”. That was the message from the Managing Director of
goplasticpallets.com, the leading provider of sustainable plastic pallets and boxes, as the business surpassed 1,000 tonnes of plastic recycled since 2019.
The Eastbourne-based company has been on a long-term mission to create responsible supply
chains through a number of initiatives, including the launch of a first-of-its-kind recycling scheme four years ago. As part of this commitment,
goplasticpallets.com promises to collect and recycle all plastic pallets and boxes at the end of their service lives – regardless of who supplied them.
In 2022, the organisation recycled more than 224,000kg (or 38 truck loads) of plastic pallets
and boxes – transporting it from the UK to its recycling centre in Belgium. Starting the new year on a similar note,
goplasticpallets.com recently celebrated surpassing the 1,000 tonne milestone (or 185 truck loads) since 2019.
When you consider the popular APB 1210 Pool Open 5R Black weighs 21kg, 1,000 tonnes is the
equivalent of 47,619 pallets. If stacked on top of one another (160mm in height), the tower would be over nine times higher than the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa (830m), 17 times higher than the Empire State Building (443m), and a whopping 79 times taller than London’s Big Ben, which stands at 96m. Meanwhile, if you laid the equivalent pallets together at their longest side, they would span 35.5 miles, which would take the average person around 12 hours to walk.
Jim Hardisty, Managing Director of
goplasticpallets.com, said: “Our pioneering recycling scheme is designed to ensure that plastic pallets are reused and recycled, reducing the need for new resources and contributing to a circular economy. We guarantee to take full responsibility for recycling the plastic pallets and boxes we provide, which have an average working life of eight years, as well as recycling those from other suppliers.
“We are proud to reach this massive milestone. This scheme sets us apart in the UK pallet
industry and demonstrates our leadership and commitment to sustainability. This is further supported by the fact that 93% of our plastic pallets are made from 100% recycled materials.
The Pallet LOOP scoops Sustainability Award from Willmott Dixon
The Pallet LOOP is celebrating after picking up a Sustainability Award from Willmott Dixon at the construction company’s 2023 North West Supply Chain Awards. The award – which was given out under the heading, ‘Sustainability - Now or Never’ – recognises the calibre of the pallet collection service that The Pallet LOOP delivered to Willmott Dixon during 2022, and the financial and environmental benefits the scheme is delivering.
Over the last twelve months, The Pallet LOOP has collected almost 4,000 single use ‘white’
pallets from Willmott Dixon sites in the North West of England – diverting them from wood skips. As a result of this collaboration, The Pallet LOOP estimates that Willmott Dixon has reduced site waste volumes by more than 750m3, saved an estimated £10,000 in waste disposal costs, and prevented nearly half a tonne of CO2 emissions in this region alone. Nationwide the numbers are even more striking. To date, The Pallet LOOP has collected more than 27,000 pallets from over 70 Willmott Dixon sites across the UK. That’s an estimated 5,500m3 reduction in waste; a staggering £78,000 saving in waste disposal costs; plus a drop in CO2 emissions of over three tonnes.
The Pallet LOOP has started picking up single use white pallets ahead of the roll out of its
For more information, visit
www.goplasticpallets.com, or contact the Recycling Team on +44 (0)1323 744057.
goplasticpallets.com +44 (0)1323 744057
www.goplasticpallets.com
distinctive green circular economy pallets – which are due to enter the building materials supply chain later this year. The back end of the service is already proving incredibly popular with principal contractors and housebuilders, who are left to dispose of pallets once they have been used to transport building materials to sites.
The Pallet LOOP 0800 024 6130
setmeup@thepalletloop.com
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Industrial process heating specialist Babcock Wanson has extended its Modulo+ gas burners to encompass smaller boilers ranging from 2.5 to 3.5 t/h of steam output. Modulo+ burners are now available from 1,700kW to 22MW output, operating on natural and liquefied gas. Modulo+ gas burners are designed with digital micro-modulation control and specially developed combustion head for high turndown and very low NOx emissions, down to 60mg/Nm³ at 3% O2. The 12:1 turndown ratio means improved efficiency and lower overall losses due to a reduction in the number of purge cycles. The design of the burners provides very accurate control of excess air over the entire operating range, resulting in an excellent combustion efficiency no matter what the process load, and the lowest practicable operating costs.
Babcock Wanson 020 8953 7111
info@babcock-wanson.co.uk www.babcock-wanson.com/products/ industrial-burners/modulo/
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