2 <\/sub>for reuse as a solvent. In this way, it does not produce aqueous waste containing impurities and contaminants.<\/p>\nFast-tracking the project with additional funding<\/h3>\n
The new plastic recycling process was one of around 600 bids for the Alliance Prize, which was finally whittled down to five contenders. Following a final pitch at the New York Stock Exchange, Nextek was awarded the $3m funding to fast-track COtooCLEAN\u2019s groundbreaking process.<\/p>\n
The additional funding will enable the process to decontaminate post-consumer plastic films back to food-grade quality. Professor Edward Koisor, founder of Nextek, accepted the prize and stated: \u201cWe now have the potential to make a major contribution to the circularity of films in a global context.\u201d<\/p>\n
Professor Steve Howdle, Head of the School of Chemistry at the University of Nottingham, is leading the scientific research on plastic recycling that is being undertaken in collaboration with Unilever, Amcor, Viridor, Allied Bakeries, SUPREX, and Bangor University. He commented: \u201cThe School of Chemistry is delighted to be a key part of this project, which works with a large industrial consortium focused on plastic recycling and packaging.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe sustainable methodologies we are developing have the potential to revolutionise the recycling of food packaging and contribute to a cleaner, greener society.\u201d<\/p>\n
New innovations in the plastic recycling process<\/h3>\n
COtooCLEAN is a unique commercial process and can be integrated into mechanical plastic recycling operations, treating printed and multi-layer films to make them much easier to recycle.<\/p>\n
Steve Sikra, Vice President of Alliance to End Plastic Waste, said: \u201cThe COtooCLEAN process offers an impactful solution for the high levels of flexible film waste growing around the world.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy enabling food-grade, film-to-film advanced mechanical recycling, the process will improve the circularity of flexible films by diverting film waste from landfill and lesser value outlets.\u201d<\/p>\n
He concluded: \u201cThe relatively simple modification to the existing mechanical plastic recycling process makes the potential impact of COtooCLEAN even greater, due to its scalability to global adoption over time.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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