16 Mar 2022 --- UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has granted funding to Nextek’s COtooClean project, which aims to produce food-grade recyclate from polyolefin film waste. The multi-participant initiative has presented a solution to the lack of effective decontamination technology preventing polyolefin films from being recycled into food-grade films. PackagingInsights speaks to Nextek’s founder Edward Kosior to understand the reasons behind low polyolefin film recycling rates and how COtooClean can fill the decontamination gap with a unique commercial process that integrates into mechanical recycling.
