MYboard

A new life for your unusable plastics

MYboard™ – Innovation in waste plastic recycling

We offer a fully end-to-end service from the collection to the treatment and processing of all kinds of waste plastic at our Hull facilities.

Our MYboard™ process uses the harder to handle materials; materials often classed as residues when other recycling has taken place and the more valuable or usable elements removed – in terms of plastics, this is the mixed or contaminated residues, mixed plastics (laminated black food trays, cosmetics and homecare packaging), items with foils or glass still present, degraded plastics from waterways or from clean ups of verges, beaches etc.

All these plastics normally wouldn’t be considered for the manufacture of new plastics and products, until now.

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Closed loop plastic recycling

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Reducing landfill & reliance on incineration

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Versatile and resilient

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All types of plastic accepted

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PPE/Covid waste plastics

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On-site product design and manufacture

MYboard™ is an extremely versatile replacement for plywood, can be used indoors and out, and available in a variety of colours and finishes. Please note: Colours are dependent on plastic waste available at time of manufacture and therefore we cannot guarantee specific colours, tints, combinations, patterns or matches to existing MYboard™ products. We are often able to produce other colours, or MYboard™ made exclusively from your own waste plastics; please get in touch to discuss your requirements. Bulk purchasing: While we will endeavour to use the same production run for orders, there may be variations in colour and finish.

For further info on MYboard™, download the technical specifications here.

Visit the ReFactory shop for products and purchasing options.

Cuttable

Lightweight

Stiff

Waterproof

Weldable

Formable

MYboard™ Standard Colours

Black

Green

MYboard™ Custom & Special Colours

Blue

Rainbow

Yellow

Blue-Grey

Red

Yellow Speckled

Lime Green

Red (Fishing line)

Orange (Fishing line)

White Speckled

Mixed shredded plastic

MYGroup plastic recycling - baby wipes have plastic content

Baby wipes going into processing

MYGroup plastic recycling - high-impact recycled plastic MYboard

Standard MYboard™

How does it work?

Whether it’s plastics collected through our collection boxes, from our other sites and processes, or beach and river clean ups, we treat them all equally – if it can be recycled, we will; or, for degraded and otherwise unrecyclable items, we’ll use them in our board manufacturing system.

MYGroup - collection boxes for plastic recycling

Using our recycling box collection service?

Our plastic recycling boxes can be filled with all kinds of plastic. We take everything, even mixed polymers and ‘non-recyclables’.

Courier service

Delivered direct to our Hull plastics hub

Our reliable courier service picks up the full boxes, which are securely delivered to our recycling centre in Hull. Boxes subject to 72hr quarantine period.

1 - Material Sorting

When using our collection boxes the contents are weighed and relevant information collected. The materials inside are then manually and mechanically sorted. Non-accepted materials are removed, some plastics are taken for granulation & any metal or glass is removed for separate recycling. Plastics collected from our other site processes are also integrated at this point.

2 - Washing & Shredding

All plastics are pre-shredded, followed by our wash process and then shredded a final time to a maximum size of 5mm.

3 - Board Mill

The MYboard™ mill creates three layers of shredded plastic (two skin layers around a core). It heats and presses, making the plastic expand. The result is a strong and durable plastic board, suitable for a wide variety of uses.

4 - Recycled!

The plastic has now been officially recycled into a product and ready for a new life! The durable MYboard™ can be used for construction, shopfitting, joinery and much more.

5 - MYReFactory

Our design and manufacturing teams turn the boards into furniture, housewares, garden products and more. We can even design items on request, made solely from your own recycled plastic! Visit myrefactory.com to learn more.

6 - MYReSure

Our MYReSure police ensures everything we make can be recycled again! We will arrange free collection of any unwanted or borken items; truly closing the loop on plastic waste.

Material sorting

When using our collection boxes the contents are weighed and relevant information collected. The materials inside are then manually and mechanically sorted. Non-accepted materials are removed, some plastics are taken for granulation & any metal or glass is removed for separate recycling. Plastics collected from our other site processes are also integrated at this point.

Washing & shredding

All plastics are pre-shredded, followed by our wash process and then shredded a final time to a maximum size of 5mm.

Board Mill

The MYboard™ mill creates three layers of shredded plastic (two skin layers around a core). It heats and presses, making the plastic expand. The result is a strong and durable plastic board, suitable for a wide variety of uses.

Recycled!

The plastic has now been officially recycled into a product and ready for a new life! The durable MYboard™ can be used for construction, shopfitting, joinery and much more.

MYReFactory

Our design and manufacturing team turns the boards into furniture, housewares, garden products and more. We can even design items on request, made solely from your own recycled plastic!

MYReSure

Our MYReSure policy ensures everything we make can be recycled again! We will arrange free collection of any unwanted or broken items. Truly closing the loop on plastic waste.

A safe way forward in PPE recycling

We provide a full-service PPE & covid-waste recycling process. Businesses and other venues can make use of our dedicated, safe and secure bins where PPE can be disposed of. We then use our innovative recycling technologies to recover the waste materials completely.

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Step 1

PPE waste and other hard-to-recycle plastics are collected in one of our PPE bins or recycling boxes

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Step 2

When full, our dedicated courier service will arrange collection and delivery to our hub

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Step 3

On arrival the details and weight of the box are recorded on our system and then the box moves to our quarantine area for 72hrs – to ensure the safety of our team

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Step 4

PPE is transferred to our sorting tables where it is split & manually checked for un-accepted material initially

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Step 5

Material then goes through pre-shred to open the structure up. As this waste may be dirty, this process is vital to allow it to be washed thoroughly

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Step 6

High-pressure washing and frication remove residues or dirt from the waste

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Step 7

Now clean, the materials are shredded down to 5mm and blended with other plastics to make up the core of our boards

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Step 8

This mix is used in our board mill and pressed into 8’×4′ sheets. The MYboard™ press lays two ‘outer coatings’ and a core, before fusing into a durable sheet, ready to be used

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Recycling the unrecyclable; we can recycle ALL your PPE – masks, gloves, visors etc, along with many other plastic products ordinarily destined for landfill or incineration. Get in touch today to discuss your waste plastics.

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