Berry Global‘s new ‘Berry Circular Polymers’ recycling facility in Leamington Spa, UK has been named the Plastics Recycling Business of the Year by letsrecycle.com at the 2024 Awards for Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management. Recognising innovation, dedication, and success among the recycling and waste industry, local authorities, and the wider sector, this award underscores Berry’s commitment to advancing a circular, net-zero economy using its proprietary, closed-loop CleanStream technology.
"As one of the global sustainable packaging leaders, we’re invested in lowering our carbon footprint and increasing the use of recycled content to give plastic multiple lives," said Rosie Barber, Commercial Director – Rigid Plastics for Berry Circular Polymers, Berry Global.
“This prestigious award underscores the significance of our revolutionary CleanStream® technology and its ability to deliver high-quality, recycled plastic that advances the circular economy by keeping used plastics out of the waste stream.”
With the capacity to recycle nearly 40%1 of all polypropylene waste collected from domestic recycling bins in the United Kingdom, Berry’s innovative CleanStream technology offers the UK’s first domestically recovered, mechanically recycled, contact-sensitive, recycled plastic at scale. According to an in-depth life-cycle analysis by Quantis2, packaging made with CleanStream recycled material from Berry’s Leamington Spa facility has up to 35% lower carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions than virgin plastic – a reduction of up to 36,000 tonnes of CO₂ annually.
CleanStream has been extensively tested across a range of products and processes to ensure it meets the rigorous standards for contact sensitive applications, including no odour, taint, and low migration. Leamington Spa has received a Letter of No Objection from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration confirming that CleanStream® recycled plastic can be used in levels up to 100% for food-grade applications.3
View this whitepaper to learn more about Berry’s new, closed-loop CleanStream technology.
1. Based on 2017 data from: PlasticFlow 2025: Plastic Packaging Flow Data Report, WRAP, 2018, Banbury Prepared by Valpak, Verde and Recoup
2. Assuming 36kMT output at 1.96kg
3. Berry has obtained a letter of no objection from the FDA and is targeting European Food Safety Authority approval; therefore all references to ‘food-grade’ should be understood accordingly
