Call for recycling inventions

Imperial Innovations Group today launched a nationwide call for recycling propositions that have the potential to make a significant difference in reducing the amount of waste going to landfill in the UK.

Up to £100,000 worth of commercial support is being offered to successful applicants by the Imperial Innovations Recycling Commercialisation Centre (IIRCC) to bring their ideas, technologies or products to market.

The IIRCC will help successful applicants by providing market intelligence on the technology or product; identifying and securing intellectual property; building the business case; funding product demonstration and proof of concept; and identifying and securing seed finance.

As government, companies, and individuals move towards materials reuse and recycling, waste is increasingly being seen as a resource. The entire UK recycled product industry is already a £12bn market. The specialist non-metal recyclate reprocessing sector is currently worth £1.2bn annually and will need to increase in size by 60% by 2020 if the UK is to meet its obligations under the European legislation on recycling.