Polykeg is working with Murphy & Son on a new partnership with Reborn to launch a keg recycling program which collects used kegs, shreds them down into pellets and then uses the pellets to make a range of products including clothes and promotional merchandise.
Polykeg has developed the recycling program in partnership with Murphy & Son and Reborn. Murphy & Son is a long-established and well-respected distributor to breweries throughout the UK.
They now exclusively distribute Polykegs and want to ensure that all Polykegs sold into the UK market are 100% recycled with the lowest carbon footprint.
Brandon Critchell, sales and marketing director for Murphy & Son commented: “We are delighted to be able to offer this service to all of our customers. It is so important that we are now able to recycle Polykegs and we are delighted to be working with Reborn.
“Being able to see the kegs being turned into products which are then sold back into our industry is very satisfying.”
Reborn is an organization passionate about preserving our oceans and global ecosystem. They work extensively with the hospitality industry collecting and recycling plastic waste plastic before it ends up in landfill or our oceans. This is then made into a range of sustainable products including uniforms, point of sale items, chairs, and bars.
Zak Johnson, CEO & founder of Reborn added: “I am thrilled to be working with Polykeg, especially as it is the UK’s first keg recycling service.
“At Reborn we are passionate about preserving the oceans and environment and see plastic waste as a commodity that can be turned into useful and long-lasting.
“Rather than going to landfill or ending up in our oceans, businesses can turn their own plastic waste into sustainable merchandise and clothes creating a circular economy.
“Polykeg is a great partner for us especially as the kegs are very easy to dismantle and 100% recyclable. This is a win-win situation for Polykeg, Murphy and Son and the brewing industry.’
The way the program will work is there will be several drop off locations around the UK. In some cases, collections can be arranged. The kegs will then be shipped from the drop off locations to Reborn’s recycling center in Buckinghamshire. There they will dismantled and shredded down into pellets. The pellets are then shipped to Reborn manufacturing plant where they are used to make a range of products.
Tony Hird, managing director of Polykeg UK, said: “This is a very significant milestone for Polykeg. It is the first recycling program which is not only based in the UK, but which uses recycled plastic to produce products sold back into the industry.
“The carbon footprint of the program is negligible when compared to other recycling programs which ship the kegs to other European countries to be recycled.
“We are delighted to be working with Reborn who are pioneering the recycling of one time use plastic. The service is free of charge and available to all Polykeg and Murphy’s customers. We believe this will make Polykegs even more attractive to breweries.”
