AO Recycling has announced it has plans to open a plastics recycling facility near its fridge recycling plant in Telford, UK.
AO Recycling
Credit: AO Recycling
Part of the AO World group, an online-only electrical goods retailer which operates in the UK, Netherlands and Germany, AO Recycling processes around 20% of all appliances thrown away in the UK every year.
The 7,500 square metre unit on a four hectare site boasts Bertha, an 80-tonne shredder built and installed by Austrian company Andritz which smashes up around 100 fridges an hour. Until now, the plastic and metal has been separated off in the main facility.
Neighbouring land owned by AO will be developed in order to offer greater refinement in the process of sorting plastics shredded by Bertha. AO Recycling believes the investment will increase the quality and secure an important route to new markets, as well as creating some 100 jobs.
In a statement, AO Recycling said: "The investment was the next natural step in our recycling journey. We have created a plant that can clean and refine to the highest possible standards. The aim of our recycling process has always been to get the most out of the old white goods we collect so our customers know that when they are giving us their old fridges, they are doing the best they possibly can for the environment."
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