# Biffa gets planning approval for £15m plastics recycling plant near Seaham

Biffa has received planning approval from Durham County Council for a £15m plastics recycling plant at Foxcover Distribution Park near Seaham, creating around 70 jobs. Construction is expected to start in Summer 2019.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-02-06
- Where: Seaham, Durham, United Kingdom
- Value: $19.5M (15.0M GBP)
- Jobs: 70
- Status: announced
- Capacity: more than one billion plastic drinks bottles a year (3 million bottles a day)
- Products: recycled polymer for food and drink packaging
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Biffa](https://endata.com/companies/4585.md)
- [Durham County Council](https://endata.com/companies/4602.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [circularonline.co.uk](https://www.circularonline.co.uk/news/biffa-gets-the-green-light-for-15m-durham-plastics-recycling-plant/), 2019-02-07: "Biffa has announced it has received planning approval from Durham County Council for a £15m plastics recycling plant near Seaham."
- [chroniclelive.co.uk](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/new-recycling-plant-seaham-expected-15808554), 2019-02-11: "The 350,000 sq ft site in Seaham is expected to give the company the space it needs to recycle more than one billion bottles a year."

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