Luton gets world’s first plastic-to-plywood plant.

2009 08 14 - 05:04 | Lou Williams

A firm called 2K manufacturing are bringing 30 new jobs to Luton at what’s dubbed a “revolutionary” new recycling plant.

I was really encouraged to hear about this just as Transition Luton gets started - I hope Luton will increasingly make its name as somewhere for renewable and sustainable industry!

Instead of going to landfill, 15,000 tonnes of waste plastic will instead be turned into a plywood substitute called EcoSheet for the construction and signage industries.

Ecosheet will in turn be able to be recycled at the plant too, in contrast to regular plywood which currently has to be landfilled as hazardous waste.

At the moment, we throw away 5 million tonnes of plastic, and 93% of that can’t be recycled and instead goes to landfill.

2K Manufacturing says “The 30 jobs will include supervisory roles, forklift and basic machine operation, and general admin.  All successful applicants will receive ongoing training and the company is looking for people with previous experience in similar roles, self- starters who can demonstrate excellent time management and people skills and who want to work in an exciting and revolutionary new industry.”

Luton is the first plant of 11 planned sites in the UK, enabling a total of up to four million pieces of EcoSheet per year. 

Omer Kutluoglu, 2k Manufacturing’s managing director, says: “In the current economic climate and with redundancies at an all time high, we are delighted to be able to be creating new jobs for the local community”.

Fancy a green job in Luton? Interested applicants should call 01582 437 170 for further information.