Over 100 jobs are set to be created after plans to build a recycling plant in Sunderland were given the green light.
Permission has been granted for a new Plastic-to-Liquid (PtL) plant to be built on land at the Port of Sunderland, processing plastic waste that is largely not recycled in the UK and creating over 100 permanent jobs. The plant will take mixed plastic waste from across the north of England that would otherwise have been incinerated or disposed of in landfill.
It will be the first plant operated by Quantafuel in the UK to recycle plastics, reducing CO2 emissions by around 70% compared to incineration. Construction is expected to get under way later this year, with the plant opening in 2025.
