Exeter City Council, GB converts hard-to-recycle plastic waste into park benches

Exeter City Council, GB Plastic Waste Convert Benches

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Exeter collects plastic waste including bags and films from household collections, street cleaning, and beach sweeping. The city's Materials Reclamation Facility granulates the plastics and delivers materials to Circular11 for the construction of park benches. City officials note that the benches can be recycled at the end of their useful lives. This project introduces low-value waste into Exeter's circular economy efforts and offers a blueprint for other councils.

Parks and Recreation Waste Management Recycling

Exeter City Council, GB

Non-metropolitan district in England

United Kingdom

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Waste plastic collected in Exeter being turned into benches - Exeter City Council News

Low value plastic waste collected in Exeter is being turned into handy new benches.

Smart Cities World - Smart waste - How Exeter is turning plastic waste into benches

Exeter is working with plastics recycling specialist Circular11 to turn its low value plastic waste collected from doorsteps and litter picks into benches.

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