Plastic recycler Martogg is transforming bottles from our recycling bins into clean, food-grade plastic that can be reused.
With support from the Victorian Circular Economy Recycling Modernisation Fund, Martogg has invested in new technology to identify and sort different bottles, grind them into plastic flakes and thoroughly wash them, resulting in recycled plastic that is 99.5% pure.
In theory, many commonly used plastic items can be recycled. But it takes cutting-edge technology to recycle plastics for reuse in food and drink packaging due to strict safety requirements.
Martogg's Heath Boucher says it's a project they've been exploring for a number of years.
"The business is already passionate about recycling in general, but it's exciting for us to be recycling Australian waste and creating products for Australia," Heath says.
"Technology like this does exist in Australia, but not to this level which means we can accept a wider variety of plastic."
