Zorba scrap processor Zorbatek joins Alupro. Zorbatek, an Ellesmere Port-based aluminium recycler, has joined Alupro. The family-run company processes zorba, a mixed non-ferrous scrap stream of which more than 25,000 tonnes is produced annually in the UK, and has plans to scale into a round-the-clock operation.
Roy Bellis, site manager at Zorbatek, said: “We specialise in taking this material and turning it into a valuable product. If businesses like ours didn’t exist, these materials would be landfilled despite being 100% recyclable.” The company, which is ISO9001 accredited, has invested more than £5m in its processing facility and said it intends to expand both its workforce and technical capacity.
Packaging firm Pact Group has invested in Plan B Circular, the UK textile-to-textile polyester recycler behind Project Re:claim, its joint venture with the Salvation Army Trading Company (SATCoL). The deal aims to scale polyester recycling ahead of EU legislation expected in 2028.
Sixteen international partners led by Danish Technological Institute have launched InFACT, a project to turn household flexible plastic waste such as crisp packets, coffee bags and meat films into new packaging, including food packaging. Less than 15 per cent of this material is currently recycled.