Sustainability with purpose: Powdertech’s sustainability partnerships, driving the real change!
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Powdertech takes accountability for efficient waste recycling, energy conservation and is committed to making its entire operation more sustainable. Beyond standard recycling streams, the company partners with specialised organisations to responsibly handle materials such as metal, wood, and even waste powder – traditionally considered difficult or hazardous to recycle.
The partnership goes beyond sustainability – it’s also an ethical commitment to supporting local businesses and charities. With the backing of their sustainability partners, including L.C. Hughes Partnership, Oxford Wood Recycling, Lovibond Water Testing UK, Bucks Recycling, SERFILCO, Plastratum Limited, and Sirfilco International, Powdertech remains consistently motivated to improve and push the boundaries of responsible practice.
Partners in Sustainability
Powder waste, a traditionally hazardous waste stream, is generally disposed of via specialist contractors and processed at a landfill. For this, they have been able to partner with Bucks Recycling, who assists in finding ways of processing non-hazardous waste, and organise a disposal route into the energy reclamation sector.
For metal recycling, Powdertech is in partnership with a local family-owned firm in Bicester, LC Hughes Partnership, specialising in metal reclamation and recycling. Helping to support local employment and minimising the transport mileage.
Oxford Wood Recycling, a registered charity based in Oxford for wood recycling. They offer a service of collection, sortation, and repurposing via their online store, or processing into the agricultural or energy reclamation sectors, and can process almost any form of wood on-site with minimal impact to a business operation.
To manage wastewater, they partnered with Sirfilco International, Plastratum, and Lovibond to create a system to fully manage and treat the wastewater stream. They provide a high-spec system that caters to everything from tank-by-tank testing, continual flow or batch filtration of process water, and capture of contaminants in solid form for disposal, to final processing of end-of-life chemicals.
Powdertech is thrilled to participate in ‘The Great 100’ awards by Made in Midlands for the ‘Sustainability Champions’ category. Show support by filling out the nominations form and nominate – Operations Director, Phil Tyler, Engineering Manager, Ian Manning, Manufacturing Engineer, Richard Knight, the leaders behind Powdertech’s successful sustainability projects. Stay tuned to know more about sustainability projects at Powdertech through their ‘Sustainability Spotlight’ series.
