UK company increases manufacturing and recycling operations

Cromwell Plastics Recycling, a manufacturing and recycling division of Cromwell Polythene, has extended its UK manufacturing and recycling operations.

This announcement which follows increased investment in new machinery and the expansion of its existing Polythene Recovery Service, aims to strengthen Cromwell’s focus on helping businesses capture and contain valuable resources, and stimulate the circular economy.

The Cromwell Plastics Recycling site specialises in recycling, film extrusion, and the manufacturing of polythene, film, bags, and sacks, from both recycled and prime virgin polythene.

Resources are kept within the UK, in line with The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) guidelines for the recycling of plastic packaging, and recovered material is recycled at the Cromwell Plastics Recycling site, which is based in Derbyshire, and extruded into more film, increasing the recycled content of the factory’s output.

The site manufactures Low-Density PolyEthylene (LDPE), Linear Low-Density PolyEthylene (LLDPE), Medium Density PolyEthylene (MDPE), and compostable films. Bags, sacks and liners are produced for a range of sectors including healthcare.

Cromwell Plastics Recycling can produce 100% recycled films, including material certified by the EUCertPlast auditing scheme, which claims to recognise the highest standards of material traceability, quality, and process control in plastics recycling.  

James Lee, managing director, Cromwell Polythene, commented on the news: “We’re proud to have strengthened our UK recycling and manufacturing operations to help businesses improve their resource-efficiency and help grow the circular economy.”