In 1974 in humble rented premises in Alfreton, Derbyshire, B&J Parr began recycling polythene.

Now, some 35 years later, at our state of the art factory in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, we recycle approximately 12,000 tonnes of polythene per year. We offer a collection service using 25ft containers, once full, we exchange for another empty container.The scrap polythene is, upon arrival at our Mansfield factory unloaded and blended. Any impurities ( cardboard , packaging tapes ect )are removed at this stage .

The polythene is now shredded into pieces the size of snow flakes before being melted down and compounded into polythene pellet. The bulk of this pellet (now called Jazz), is a greyish colour. This product then moves onto one of our eight film extrusion lines, the next step towards producing finished polythene sacks.

The most recent addition to our business is the recycling of contruction waste, namely gas & water pipe but also items such as redundant wheelie bins. Due to the shear size, weight and density, these materials are very difficult to recycle and required a substantial investment in bespoke equipment - which now allows us to recycle up to 4,000 tonnes per year. We have the facility to remove metals from any fittings which are moulded into pipes during manufacture. Once the waste products have been recycled into pellet form, they are ready to be blended and extruded back into construction materials .

B & J Parr are consistently investing in the recycling of construction and engineering polymers ie; propylene, styrene, nylon, a.b.s. , Pe, pet. Acetal.

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You can view a video sequence of this process online here<<