RECYCLAN and EMPOWER partners to supply traceable, blockchain secured feedstock of recycled Post Consumer PET
04/12/2021
DEESIDE, Wales and OSLO, Norway, April 12, // RECYCLAN and EMPOWER partner to set a new standard in transparent and traceable supply of certified plastic from Africa. Guaranteeing the proof of origin as well as social and environmental impact backed by blockchain technology.
Recyclan, the market leader in sustainable recycled PET supply from Africa, hotwash, sanitise and reprocess PET plastic products that have been discarded as waste and turn them into the highest-grade recycled PET product that can be reused in the food and beverage industry. Doing this ensures we conserve energy, reduce air and water pollution, reduce greenhouse gases, and conserve natural resources. Now, Recyclan is also adding state of the art transparency and traceability in its supply chain allowing for plastic that not only clean up the environment and reduce carbon emissions, but also has a direct social impact and stories to tell.
The use of the Empower platform ensures immutable data points and transparency as well as direct and measurable social impact. Empower tracks all the materials from collection and into new products, giving plastic waste a higher value and turning it into new packaging, while making the unique journey of the product available for its customers with full transparency.
“Our ultimate aim is to create a disruptive and circular global plastic waste ecosystem that enables a cost-efficient and reliable sourcing of recycled plastics. Working with a market leader like Recyclan we can help ensure transparency in supply chains for European buyers while creating jobs for people that need it the most.” explains Wilhelm Myrer, CEO & Founder of Empower
Harold Okonoboh (CEO, Recyclan Africa) adds that “We are excited to bring transparency and data tracking as a core value proposition to our customers, in partnership with Empower. This ties to our strive to “plastic responsibly”.
Recyclan is currently recycling 40,000 tons per year, aiming for 120,000 tons per year within 2022.
About RECYCLAN
RECYCLAN, a UK domiciled sustainable packaging solutions company based in Deeside in Flintshire County Council in Wales. Recyclans reason for being is to combat the huge and growing plastic pollution challenge. This implies to create more sustainable packaging solutions for the food & beverage and retail sector, wealth creation for individuals through job creation and develop new products and technologies underpinned by artificial intelligence to further automate the collection and recycling process.
Get to know more about recyclan, visit recyclan.com, follow @recyclan_ig on instagram and check us on Linkedin
About Empower
EMPOWER, a Norwegian circular platform company, uses digitisation, cloud-data and blockchain technology to store and facilitate seamless sharing of information about plastic waste and map waste flows to ensure that the plastic ends up where it has the highest value and the lowest cost to society. Empower’s mission is to ensure that all materials have a value and can be tracked from production, to new resources and back into new sustainable products again, with a vision to close the tap on plastic waste and recreate a world without waste.
For more information about Empower, visit Empower.eco, follow @empowerplastic on Twitter and Instagram and find us on Facebook.
Click here to watch the BBC video about Empower.
Media Contacts
Chijike Amagwu, Recyclan, emails , emesomi.oguah@recyclan.com, morayo@recyclan.com, +2348029700931
Wilhelm Myrer, Empower, wilhelm@empower.eco, media@empower.eco, +47 98666491
Empower and Recyclan tracks all the materials from collection and into new products, giving plastic waste a higher value, while making the unique journey of the product available for Recyclan customers with full transparency (Credit: Empower)
