Waste management company Biffa has joined the Poseidon Project, a cross-industry initiative aiming to create a process to chemically recycle harder grades of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) material. The project, which has received £3.4 million in funding from UK Research and Innovation, will be a collaboration between members of the PET supply chain. ‘The Poseidon Project has the potential to become a meaningful building block in expanding the UK’s recycling infrastructure, to create a more sustainable future,’ said Mick Davis, COO at Biffa. ‘We’re delighted to be involved in this transformational project which will hopefully demonstrate a sustainable way to recycle challenging grades of PET plastic.’
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