# Faerch Plast partners with M&S, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Viridor to recycle black plastic

Packaging maker Faerch Plast joined Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury's, Tesco and waste firm Viridor in a circular-economy project to recycle black plastic into new food-grade packaging. Recycling starts in July 2018 at Viridor's Rochester facility in Kent, with an initial target of 120 tonnes per month.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2018-06-27
- Where: Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom
- Status: announced
- Capacity: initial target of 120 t per month
- Products: recycled black plastic, food-grade packaging
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Tesco Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/1920.md) (partner)
- [Marks and Spencer](https://endata.com/companies/2892.md) (partner)
- [Faerch Plast](https://endata.com/companies/3488.md) (partner)
- [Viridor](https://endata.com/companies/3489.md) (partner)
- [Sainsbury's](https://endata.com/companies/3490.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [inside-packaging.nridigital.com](https://inside-packaging.nridigital.com/packaging_jul18/news), 2018-06-27: "The project will recycle black plastic, with an initial target of 120t per month, before gradually increasing the recycling capacity."

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