30 November 2021

Axion proclaims ‘plastic recycling does work’

Posted on 30th November 2021 by Max Banner

Recycling end-of-life plastic is still the best route for recovering this versatile and long-life material, according to resource recovery specialist Axion.

25 October 2021

Axion Polymers: ‘Demand for quality recycled polymer at record levels’

Posted on 25th October 2021 by Max Banner

Demand for quality recycled polymers is at record levels due to extra demand from a wide variety of industry and manufacturing sectors, according to Manchester-based plastics recycler Axion Polymers.

08 October 2021

Axion: Balancing the needs of the circular economy and a toxic-free world

Posted on 8th October 2021 by Max Banner

Growing pressure to transition to the circular economy and the desire to eliminate legacy additives is proving to be a conundrum for the plastics recycling sector – Axion.

18 May 2021

Axion & PlastiCircle develop new uses for non-bottle PET waste

Posted on 18th May 2021 by Max Banner

Recycled polymers from waste plastic packaging can be used in non-packaging applications, reports Axion, one of 20 organisations with an involvement in PlastiCircle, a pioneering pan-European research project.

04 May 2021

Axion Polymers enhances lab testing with new XRF analyser

Posted on 4th May 2021 by Max Banner

Axion Polymers invests in new laboratory test equipment at its Salford-based plastics recycling facility. This will allow for more accurate and rigorous material testing of its recycled polymer infeed material and finished products.

03 March 2021

Axion Polymers: Women should consider careers in recycling

Posted on 3rd March 2021 by Max Banner

At Axion Polymers, women hold key roles in a number of areas from management and finance to process engineering and laboratory research. Find out more here…

08 December 2020

Recovinyl: PVC recycling reaches a new high in UK and Ireland

Posted on 8th December 2020 by Max Banner

The UK and Ireland collected and recycled a total of 143,428 tonnes of waste PVC across all PVC recycling formats in 2019; this total saw PVC window profiles account for 86,057 tonnes, according to latest industry figures (Recovinyl).

28 August 2020

Glowing praise for Recofloor from Bramhall Flooring

Posted on 28th August 2020 by Max Banner

An early adopter of Recofloor, Bramhall Flooring has demonstrated the ease of implementing the UK’s vinyl flooring take back scheme to collect, return and recycle material from STI Poynton, an electronic component manufacturing site in Cheshire.

14 August 2020

Axion Polymers renews ISO 9001 certification and gains new H & S standard

Posted on 14th August 2020 by Max Banner

Axion Polymers has successfully renewed its current ISO management system certification and gained the new enhanced ISO45001 Health and Safety standard at its two Manchester materials recycling sites.

21 April 2020

Recofloor awards its top vinyl flooring recyclers

Posted on 21st April 2020 by Max Banner

Recofloor, the vinyl flooring recycling scheme founded by leading flooring manufacturers Altro and Polyflor, has recognised its members’ sustainability achievements, courtesy of the 2020 Awards.

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