A PLASTIC waste recycling firm has now submitted a planning application for a £20m facility near Ellesmere Port which would create 50 permanent jobs.

Enviroo is proposing to construct a plant at the 54-hectare Protos site – Peel L&P Environmental’s strategic energy and resource hub – in Grinsome Road, Ince.

A planning application has been lodged with Cheshire West and Chester Council following a recent consultation with residents and businesses.

The proposed facility would recycle some of the 4.9 million tonnes of plastic waste created in the UK.

The company specialises in recycling 100% of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) – the main material used for food and drinks packaging such as plastic bottles – and converting it into the raw material for new food-grade packaging, without any waste.

Ahmed Detta, CEO and founder of Enviroo, said: "We were really pleased with the feedback we had from the consultation. Many respondents were really positive that this recycling facility would allow us to deal with more plastic waste on our shores and we look forward to engaging with the community on the benefits of recycling.

Chester and District Standard: The proposed Enviroo recycling facility.The proposed Enviroo recycling facility.

"The Government is trying to increase plastic recycling, and packaging manufacturers need to be prepared for the upcoming plastic tax legislation. This facility will provide the recycled PET they need in their products, while reducing the amount of virgin plastic we create.

"The proposed facility will be at the Plastic Park at Protos, which will cluster together plastic recycling and recovery technologies to create value from plastic waste, helping to avoid it ending up in landfill, exported overseas or in our oceans."

Jayne Hennessy, development manager at Peel L&P Environmental, added: "The PET recycling facility will be a key part of the Plastic Park planned at Protos, enabling us to take plastic bottles that often end up in landfill and use them to create a new packaging product.

"The £165m Plastic Park will include a range of innovative technologies that deal with different types of plastic each designed to extract the most value from the waste. Whether it's been mixed or sorted the Plastic Park will be able to deal with numerous types of plastic."

  • It is expected that a decision on the recycling facility will be made early next year. If approved, the facility will be operational by Spring 2022. Details of the plans are available at www.enviroo.co.uk .