Lockdown 3.0 statement – open for business
Following last night’s announcement, we want to reassure customers that our work at IRR will continue during the latest lockdown. We appreciate the importance of continuing to drive forward initiatives to meet Government guidelines and targets and that there is no reason why this should be halted. The Waste 2 Energy team will follow all […]
Rory Hughes wins UK Lifetime Achievement Award
A pyrolysis and recycling engineer, that has dedicated his entire career to managing waste streams around the world, has won a UK Lifetime Achievement Award. Rory Hughes, Technical Director at our IRR Waste 2 Energy, part of the renowned Carlton Forest Group, scooped the award at the UK Business Tech Awards as the virtual […]
Second Annual Report from UK Plastics Pact reminds us of 2025 targets
The second annual report from WRAP Plastics Pact has cut unnecessary plastic by 40% and increased recycling by 107,000 tonnes. The pact, which was launched in 2018 to eliminate problems and single use plastics from our waste streams, reported significant steps in the right direction with many notable, influential businesses including Tesco, Danone, Mondalez and […]
Why recycling and pyrolysis is a perfect match
At IRR Waste 2 Energy we are passionate about recycling and are proud to be the owner and manufacturer of the UK’s only continuous pyrolysis plant and a new test kiln and research facility. Here we explain why we think recycling and pyrolysis technology are the perfect match for the future of recycling. Currently, our […]
How technology is changing the face of recycling
Technology has the potential to change everything. Rewind the clock just a few decades and there was no World Wide Web, no internet, no mobile phones. It’s fair to say it was a very different world to what it is now. And, just like any industry, recycling has been subject to seismic shifts in technology […]
80 years young
John Pepper, founder of Carlton Forest Group, is celebrating his 80th birthday this weekend. John Pepper was born in 1940, in Worksop, the son of a local joiner and builder. The Pepper family are a well-respected local family and are proud of their ancestry – indeed, the family was commended for their contribution in the […]
Test and Research Facility unveiled
The company behind the UK’s only continuous pyrolysis plant has unveiled its new test and research facility that is already changing the face of recycling in terms of hard to recycle and hard to treat materials. IRR Waste 2 Energy, and its new Renewables Forward division, is offering the test and research facility at its […]
Finalist for lifetime achievement at UK Business Awards
An engineer, that has spent his entire career working in the recyclables and renewables sector, has been shortlisted for a lifetime achievement award at the UK Business Tech Awards. Our Rory Hughes, from Ireland, Technical Director at IRR Waste to Energy has been nominated for the award and we are thrilled that he has made […]
Shifting from a linear to a circular business model and how the tyre industry can drive change
The release of the Government– CEP 2020; the Circular Economy Package (CEP) published 30th July 2020 has largely flown under the radar, yet reinforces key objectives as to the UK’s management of its resources and waste, including end of life tyres. The CEP ‘… introduces further steps to move the UK to a more circular […]
The future of tyre recycling in the UK
Tyre recycling remains a huge environmental topic, and recent changes in legislation regarding portside storage is a step in the right direction. The UK’s Environment Agency announced that it has approved a new time-limited statement (RPS 238) which will allow enhanced material storage at dockside. Widely welcomed by TRA (tyre Recovery Association) members the news […]