i-SPACE makes case for advanced recycling pilot plant

The i-SPACE project aims to boost recycling in an industrial-scale pilot plant that demonstrates the latest sorting and processing technology and shows that it works.

It would increase the amount of waste that is recovered and recycled and turn this into new raw materials that can be used by steel and other foundation industries.

The first phase of the project, however, is to make the case for building the plant in order to attract the support needed for it to go ahead.

Cathy Bell, i-SPACE project manager, said: “We have a high-level view of what the plant will look like, basically one or more shredders in-line with both conventional and novel sorting and separation technologies.  The plant itself will be state-of-the art commercially available equipment as we are not redesigning the equipment at this point.”

Bell continued: “The actual equipment list will be finalised once the project team have completed discussions with potential partners, collaborators and customers. This is why we are reaching out to trade bodies, sector organisations and manufacturers.”