Beatson Clark sales and marketing director Lynn Sidebottom said that the company is looking to build a recycling facility at its Rotherham plant to help improve the amount of recovered cullet used in …
Beatson Clark sales and marketing director Lynn Sidebottom said that the company is looking to build a recycling facility at its Rotherham plant to help improve the amount of recovered cullet used in the production of new glass bottles. Ms. Sidebottom said the company had problems obtaining the good quality recycled cullet necessary to produce new white and amber containers. The firm“s target is for 60% recycled material in amber glass and 50% for white flint, and the new recycling facility will enable it to better harness local supply. It makes sure local glass comes back to the glassworks, said Sidebottom. Using glass cullet in the manufacturing process helps reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions, but the plant does not process mixed glass, she said. If the glass is not separated it ends up going into aggregates. Beatson Clark, which has already submitted a planning application for the recycling facility, is also installing a new clear glass production line at the plant. The GBP 2 million investment is expected to boost capacity by 75 million units. The firm said the new machine will enable it to produce containers of “virtually any shape and size“ and create new permanent jobs for 15 of its temporary staff.