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==Idea== <vimeo>519438202</vimeo> The EU estimates that just 1.5% of used fishing nets are recycled and has recently enabled new laws to try and increase that. All commercial fishing in EU waters will be covered by those new laws by 2025 but the issue of waste nets is global. Our company is recognised at a policy level as having potential to help meet those goals. Market research suggests that an estimated 100,000 tonnes of nets are made every year globally from nylon that could be recycled using our process and technology. Our proprietary fishing net recycling process fits in a standard shipping container and could enable commercial fleets or local stakeholders to manage their own net wastes, potentially at a profit, AND can provide a low carbon raw material from which new products can be made. At our pilot plant in Newlyn, Cornwall, nylon is recovered from old nets and up-cycled to a grade that allows sale into both conventional injection moulding and 3D printing markets. Since commercial launch in Jan 2019 around 2 tonnes of nets have been recycled and sold to over 200 customers in over 20 countries. Interiors, eyewear and prototyping are currently the largest repeat B2B consumers, but our Marine Nylonβ’ is a tough, versatile polymer and new ideas are coming in every week both from the UK and overseas. Our technologies are designed to help fishing communities control their waste nets and build industrial resilience.
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