Leading the Way in Sustainable Materials: UB Plastics’ Commitment to Recycled Content

At UB Plastics, sustainability means fundamentally rethinking how we source and use materials in our injection moulding operations. Our comprehensive approach to recycled materials demonstrates that high-quality manufacturing and environmental responsibility can work hand in hand.

100% Recycled Material: Setting the Standard

Our tamper-evident caps represent a cornerstone of our sustainability efforts, manufactured using 100% recycled material without compromising on quality or performance. This achievement demonstrates our commitment to circular economy principles whilst meeting the exacting standards required by customers across brewing, beverage, and food packaging sectors.

UK Sourcing and Guaranteed Supply

We’ve established a robust UK-sourced supply chain for our recycled materials, ensuring shorter transport distances and supporting local circular economy initiatives. Through careful supplier partnerships, we’ve secured guaranteed feedstock arrangements that ensure consistent availability of high-quality recycled materials.

This domestic sourcing strategy reduces carbon emissions whilst providing greater control over quality and consistency, proving that recycled content doesn’t mean unpredictable supply or variable quality.

13 Colours Available

Our recycled material programme supports 13 different colours, providing customers with extensive design flexibility whilst maintaining our commitment to sustainability. This comprehensive colour range proves that environmental responsibility doesn’t require sacrificing aesthetic options or brand requirements.

Developing Closed Supply Routes

We’re actively working on establishing closed supply routes to further minimise plastic waste throughout the manufacturing process. This initiative focuses on creating circular pathways where waste materials are efficiently returned to the production cycle, reducing overall environmental impact whilst optimising resource utilisation.

These closed-loop systems help ensure that plastic materials remain in productive use for as long as possible, supporting circular economy principles and minimising waste sent to landfill.

Supporting Customer Goals

Our recycled material capabilities help customers meet their own sustainability targets whilst maintaining product quality and performance. Many customers across brewing, beverage, food packaging, and construction sectors are increasingly focused on reducing their environmental impact. Our proven recycled material programmes offer them confidence that they can achieve sustainability goals without compromising on functionality. 

For every product manufactured with our recycled polymer materials, the carbon footprint and environmental impact of our customers’ products is reduced, helping us to reduce our impact, preserve resources and continue manufacturing in a sustainable and responsible way for many years to come. 

Manufacturing Excellence with Sustainability

With over 100 million components manufactured annually across our facility, integrating sustainable materials into specific product lines requires precision and expertise. Our 23 injection moulding machines are optimised to work effectively with both recycled and virgin materials, maintaining quality standards through careful process control and quality management.

We have years’ of experience working with recycled content and overcoming the unique challenges that recycled polymers can bring to a moulding environment. With our own product range of 100% recycled tamper-evident caps a cornerstone of our business, we’re ready to translate this expertise and understanding of recycled polymers to a wide variety of customer projects in the brewing, food, beverage and construction industries.

Our proactive approach demonstrates that responsible manufacturing can deliver both environmental benefits and business value. Through materials innovation, supply chain optimisation, and manufacturing excellence, UB Plastics is helping to build a more sustainable future for the injection moulding industry.

For more information about UB Plastics’ sustainable materials and injection moulding services, contact our team to discuss your sustainability requirements.