Plastic Recycling Services
Note: The following organisations offer a wide range of recycling services. Before you contact them, it may be helpful to check the background information page so that you know what details to find out about.
All organisations listed are either based in Oxfordshire, or have confirmed that their services cover Oxfordshire.
These lists are the result of our own intensive survey, but it is likely that there are other services out there that we have missed. If you are one of these and you think that the service that you provide would be relevant, then please contact us.
County Council Recycling Sites
Note: Businesses cannot take trade waste to public recycling points. Trade waste can be taken to some council Waste Recycling Centres at a charge. Contact your Local Authority to find out more about recycling plastics in your area. For a list of companies offering plastic collection services for trade waste, click here.
Click here for Oxfordshire's plastic bottle collection points for public household use (not trade waste)
Companies Offering Commercial Plastic Collection Services:
Post-Industrial Plastic Waste
The following companies will take waste generated during industrial activities, including excess plastic from manufacturing processes, plastic packaging etc. This plastic has not reached consumers and has not entered the municipal waste stream, therefore it is relatively clean and easily segregated.
| Alpha Polymers Ltd | Tel: 0151 9333020 Fax: 0151 9441494 |
Canal Warf |
| Contact: Barry Lowe. Email: barry@alpha-polymers.com | ||
| Environment Agency Accredited Reprocessors of packaging waste. Collect and recycle polypropylene material in many forms: regrind, packaging, cases, baskets to name but a few. Collect minimum of 1 tonne polypropylene and polyethylene post-industrial plastic waste. They produce a range of black copolymer polypropylene products. |
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| Alternative Waste Solutions Ltd | Tel: 0845 6784500 Fax: 0845 6784501 |
Unit 2, Britannia Business Park |
| Email: info@cutwastecosts.com | ||
| Alternative Waste Solutions buy various kinds of pre-baled plastic, and also operate a plastic bottle sorting and baling plant at Helmswell. They sell large plastic bottle balers. For the purchase of plastic bales, a purchasing manager will visit your site before giving a quotation. Aluminium, steel and cardboard bales are also purchased. They work with large quantities; the minimum collection load is 8 tonnes. | ||
| Bestway Recycling | Tel: 0207 8771 1694 Fax: 020 8771 5846 |
23 Downsview Road |
| Email: bestwayrecycling@blueyonder.co.uk | ||
| Collect a minimum of 2 tonnes polythene film. Will provide balers free of charge given sufficient quantities. The balers occupy a pallet-sized space. A quantity of 10-20 bales of polythene film weighs 2 tonnes. They also take Clean HDPE Bottles and converter waste in similar quantities. | ||
| Centriforce | Tel: 0151 207 8109 Fax: 0151 298 1319 |
Centriforce Products Ltd |
| Email: sales@centriforce.co.uk | ||
| They recycle the following plastics: LDPE, MDPE, HDPE, PP and HIPS. Collection and packing method depends on the type of plastic. Contact them for more information or to arrange a collection. Recycled plastics are turned into new products such as plastic sheeting and plastic pipe and cable protectors which they sell themselves. Normally, minimum quantity for collection would be approximately 10 tonnes. Collection service operates nationwide. |
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| ECA Plastics | Tel: 020 8123 7370 Fax: 020 8090 3693 |
ECAP Ltd |
| Contact: Edward Clack. Email: ecaplastics@aol.com | ||
| ECA Plastics collects for recycling post consumer waste plastic packaging. This summary updated in 2009 records how the value of this material has recently collapsed and that any charges for collection currently reflect its marginal value. Attention is paid to the volume of material offered, whether baled, whether contaminated and the appropriate method of loading collection vehicles. | ||
| FP International | Tel: 01280 703 161 Fax: 01280 701 915 |
Boundary Road, Brackley, |
| Email: sales@fpintl.com | ||
| Recycle polystyrene foam (EPS) packaging in bulk. Collect in compacted blocks, processed and used to make new FLO-PAK loosefill packaging. | ||
| LinPac | Tel: 01977 604080 Fax: 01977 603355 |
LINPAC Plastics Recycling Ltd |
| Email: sales@linpac-recycling.co.uk (or use the form on the website) | ||
| LinPac have a range of services including recycling post-consumer and post-industrial waste plastics. They take Polyethylene (PE), Polypropylene (PP) and Polystyrene (PS). Although they prefer a reliable, large and regular supply of material to help them meet market demand, any reasonable quantity (around 4-5 pallets) will be considered even if it is just a one-off batch. Ideally the material should all be of the same type from the same process or source. Material which is not consistent can be processed in their washing and separation facility before they use it to make their product. | ||
| MDJ Light Brothers | Tel: 01327 871036 Fax: 01327 871052 |
Highmarch Industrial Estate |
| Email: info@wasterec.co.uk | ||
| They collect a minimum of 5 tonnes of baled and palleted post-industrial plastic waste. As an alternative to baling they will provide cage containers. The plastics can be mixed if the polymers are easy to identify. Depending on the plastic type there may be no charge for collection. | ||
| Mole Plastics Ltd | Tel: 01285 760150 Fax: 01285 760151 |
Hangar 51, G Site |
| No email | ||
| Deal with excess post industrial plastics of any types except PVC (will deal with some specialist engineering plastics). Plastics need to be delivered to them, usually a minimum of 5 tonnes, but they sometimes do as little as 0.5 tonne lots as a trial. They provide a reprocessing service, so that their clients can either re-use the waste themselves or sell it on. Mole does not buy or sell the plastic themselves. They charge a fee for their services. | ||
| Poly C. Reclaimers | Tel: 0800 619 1817 Fax: 0800 619 1916 |
47 Stanley Road |
| Contact: Mr Tangy . Email: enquiry@plasticwaste.co.uk | ||
| They cover the following plastic types: PETE, HDPE, LDPE, PP, PS and V. Their collection service is free and nationwide. During the last year, the average payout for collections was £650. Minimum weight for collection can be as low as 300kg, but it varies depending on the type of plastic. | ||
| RECOUP | Tel: 01733 390021 Fax: 01733 390031 |
9 Metro Centre |
| Email: enquiry@recoup.org | ||
| National charity for advice on recycling plastics schemes for the general public and businesses. They have a searchable online database of recycling services and handle each enquiry on an individual basis according to a company’s requirement and the plastics generated. They will give free advice regarding where businesses can take their plastic waste to be baled. | ||
| Shanks | Tel: 01908 650 529 Fax: 01908 650 694 |
Dunedin House |
| Email: customerservices@shanks.co.uk | ||
| Shanks are a waste disposal company that also offer recycling services. They have an office recycling service with bins to separate plastics from cardboard and paper . | ||
| Severnside | Tel: 0800 7831831 Fax: 02920 611199 |
The Pines |
| Email: care@7side.com | ||
| Collect a minimum of 1 tonne, and ideally over 5 tonnes of shrink-wrap, stretch wrap and most other plastics. Smaller collections will depend on location and plastic type. Customer orientated pricing for collections of smaller volumes, related to geographical location. There will be no charge for volumes over 5 tonnes. Will accept plastics to their depots free of charge (see web page for locations). | ||
| Stonelodge Industries | Tel: 01162597454 Fax: 01162597459 |
Stonelodge Farm |
| Email: stonelodgeind@aol.com | ||
| Can buy most grades of waste plastic materials including polyproplenes, polythenes, PVC and high impact polystyrenes. These can be collected whole or in form of scrap which are then reground for recycling and use in production. | ||
| Visqueen | Tel: 01993 776346 Fax: 01993 776233 |
Zedcore Business Park |
| Email: enquiries@visqueenbuilding.co.uk | ||
| Visqueen is the trading name for British Polythene Limited. BPI has a MRF at Stroud. They collect low-density polyethylene, i.e. scrap polythene, carrier bags and shrink-wrap. They collect by the tonne, with no charge for collection. The plastics must be carefully checked for contamination, as this will interfere with their machinery, i.e. no sticky labels or wood chippings. It must be baled and palleted so it can be fork lifted. Reeled polythene is also acceptable. | ||
Post-Consumer Plastic Waste
The following companies will recycle plastic that has entered the municipal waste stream after consumers have finished with it. This may include plastic bottles and cups, certain packaging, plastic bags etc.
| ECA Plastics (UK) Limited | Tel: 020 8870 8846 Fax: 020 8870 8846 |
298 Trinity Road |
| ecaplastics@aol.com | ||
| ECA Plastics run the only commercial plastic packaging sorting operation in the UK. It has plants processing contaminated plastic packaging waste e.g. post-consumer polyethylene and polypropylene film packaging, moulded sandwich trays from supermarkets, recycle ABS and styrene plastic moulded containers for electrical and electronic equipment. ECAP collect the waste plastics free of charge, baled and in batches of 5 tonnes or more. | ||
| Leicester Paper Processors | Tel: 01530 831355 Fax: 01530 810735 |
Snibston Drive |
| Email: sales@leicesterpaper.co.uk | ||
| Leicester Paper's plastic recycling service is relatively new. They are willing to collect many types of plastics depending on their value and quantity. For a collection of polythene, for example, they might require 10 tonnes pre-baled product to provide any kind of rebate to your organisation for the collection. Compactors and storage devices are also offered. They can also arrange mixed collections, either mixed types of plastic (when in sufficient quantities and they might require samples) or even a mix of paper, cardboard and plastic (although these must be segregated before collection). Plastic tends to be worth more than paper and cardboard, so the rebates for these collections will generally be greater. They also recycle cardboard and paper, cans, glass bottles, printers and office waste. See their website for a full list of recycling services. |
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| LinPac | Tel: 01977 604080 Fax: 01977 603355 |
LINPAC Plastics Recycling Ltd |
| Email: sales@linpac-recycling.co.uk (or use the form on the website) | ||
| LinPac have a range of services including recycling post-consumer and post-industrial waste plastics (PE, PP and PS), and an extensive range of grades of tailored recycled polymers. A large and regular supply of material is preferable to help them meet market demand, although any reasonable quantity (around 4-5 pallets) will be considered even if it is just a one-off batch. Ideally the material should be all of the same type from the same process or source. Material which is not consistent however can be processed in their washing and separation facility before they use it to make their product. | ||
| RECOUP | Tel: 01733 390021 Fax: 01733 390031 |
9 Metro Center |
| Email: enquiry@recoup.org | ||
| National charity for advice on recycling plastics schemes for the general public and businesses. They have a searchable online database of recycling services and handle each enquiry on an individual basis according to company’s requirement and the plastics generated. Will give free advice regarding where businesses can take their plastic waste to be baled. | ||
| Alternative Waste Solutions Ltd. | Tel: 0845 6784500 Fax: 0845 6784501 |
9 Metro Center |
| Email: info@cutwastecosts.com | ||
| Alternative waste solutions buy various kinds of pre-baled plastic, and also operate a plastic bottle sorting and baling plant at Helmswell. They sell large plastic bottle balers. For the purchase of plastic bales, a purchasing manager will visit your site before giving a quotation. Aluminium, steel and cardboard bales are also purchased. They work with large quantities, the minimum collection load is 8 tonnes. | ||
| Community Waste - Milton Keynes Recycling Facility |
Richard Cuts Tel: 01908 225000 Alex Cuts Tel: 01908 225000 |
Colts Holm Road |
| Email: richard@cwmrf.co.uk or alex@cwmrf.co.uk | ||
| Community Waste runs the Milton Keynes MRF. They generally take PET and HDPE plastics although they can collect other types on demand. They also offer a mixed recycling service. | ||
| Save a Cup Recycling Company Ltd | Tel: 01494 510167 Fax: 01494 510168 |
Suite 2, Bridge House |
| Contact: Jill Parnaby . Email: info@save-a-cup.co.uk | ||
| Collect hard wall polystyrene vending cups. They are a non-profit making company and therefore there is no charge for collection. To set up the scheme you will need to purchase special collection bins which stack the cups on their disposal. A normal bin will only hold 100 cups whereas a "Beca Bin" will stack the cups and hold 500 within the same volume of space. The Beca Bins come in two sizes. Most companies purchase the larger bins, which hold 500 cups and cost £42.80 each. Small bins, which hold 100 cups cost £19.52. The bins are lined with clear bags, at a cost of £16.75. Each bag holds 500 cups. Frequency of collections depends on how many cups are used. For a small company collection is likely to be on request. A minimum of 6 bags is needed for collection, and therefore storage space is required. For larger companies collection can be weekly, fortnightly or monthly. You can register on their website. If your business currently uses a different type of vending cup, you could change the type of cup so that they could be recycled. |
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The following companies stock hard wall polystyrene vending cups:
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| The Laundry | Tel: 020 8404 6330 | The Laundry CD Recycling |
| Email: recycle@thelaundry.biz | ||
| The Laundry recycles CDs, DVDs, CDRs, VHS and cassette tapes for free. Plastic cases and inlay cards can also be recycled but no floppy disks. To recycle, send items in a box or sturdy bag and post to the address above (you need to pay for postage). Please write the weight on the package. Large quantities can also be dropped off directly at the recycling yard given above Monday-Friday during office hours. | ||
| Polymer Reprocessors Limited | Tel: 0151 7073684 Fax: 0151 709 7336 |
Peninsula Business Park |
| Email: info@polymerrecycling.co.uk | ||
| Accept all quantities of CD's which can be dropped off at their site at no cost. Paint is skimmed off the CDs and the plastic granulated and compunded. This is then blended with different plastics and turned into various products such as artificial wood, alarm panels and mobile and electrical box housings. The paper packaging is also recycled. | ||
