Veolia to Develop UK's First Closed-Loop Pet Recycling Facility

70-Million-Pound Investment Veolia to Develop UK's First Closed-Loop Pet Recycling Facility

2025-07-23 Source: Press release Veolia 2 min Reading Time

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With a massive investment of 70-million-pounds, Veolia has plans to establish the UK’s first closed-loop pet recycling facility in Battlefield. The unit is expected to be operational by early 2026.

Veolia has launched its biggest UK plastics recycling project with a 70-million-pound investment which will include the country’s first “tray to tray” closed loop Pet recycling facility in Battlefield near Shrewsbury, Shropshire. (Source: Pixabay) — Veolia has launched its biggest UK plastics recycling project with a 70-million-pound investment which will include the country’s first “tray to tray” closed loop Pet recycling facility in Battlefield near Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
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Paris/France – Veolia has launched its biggest UK plastics recycling project with a 70-million-pound investment which will include the country’s first “tray to tray” closed loop Pet (Polyethylene Terephthalate) recycling facility in Battlefield near Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Construction on the facility has begun, with plans for the site to be operational by early 2026. This initiative forms part of the company’s broader commitment to the circular economy in the UK, with total investments set to reach around 1 billion pounds by 2030.

The UK does not have a closed-loop facility to recycle Pet trays into food grade materials due to the difficulty in achieving the required standards. Veolia has used its world-leading expertise to bring this technology to the UK’s domestic recycling industry. The innovative Shrewsbury facility will shred, wash and flake Pet plastic from trays and bottles to be recycled into food grade low carbon new packaging, bolstering supply in a boost to the UK grocery industry.

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The plant will sort around 80,000 tonnes of mixed plastics annually, collected from homes and businesses across the country, and will contribute to a significant reduction in carbon emissions, as using recycled plastic can save up to 70 % of the CO2 that would otherwise be associated with the use of virgin materials.

The investment was announced during French President Emmanuel Macron's state visit to the UK. It's part of the French Group’s continuous efforts to advance the circular economy in the UK for the benefit of local populations and resilience of the country's businesses. Other investments currently coming on stream include the extension of a district heating network to 5,000 homes in Southwark, delivering heat from the Selchp energy recovery facility, alongside investment to process and recover solvents and other hazardous waste, delivering further carbon savings.

Veolia also launched a new process for the treatment of aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) fire suppressants containing PFAS* (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) ahead of a UK ban that came into force on 1 July 2025.

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