Recycling company Casepak is set to host the next Envirolink conference at its Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) in Leicestershire next Thursday (18 October).
The conference, billed as setting out to ‘explore the role of MRFs in the supply of quality materials to industry and reducing the need for virgin feedstock’, will include talks on topics such as:
- How to maximise quality
- The MRF Code of Practice
- Understanding MRF performance
- Plastics packaging
- Updating an existing MRF
Kevin Thomas, Director of MRF Operations at Casepak, said: “This Envirolink conference is a great way to bring together the industry to discuss and assess ways in which we can improve the UK MRF industry by sharing experiences and opinions. We’d also like to welcome delegates to take a tour of the Casepak MRF and see it in operation.”
Casepak’s £21 million MRF covers an area of 145,000 square foot and is reportedly able to recover 95 per cent of the 150,000 tonnes of recyclable material it processes every year.
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