At Itero, we believe that a key component to tackling the plastics crisis involves taking a circular approach, shifting away from our current linear consumption model. When executed responsibly as one of many elements within a broader systemic approach to plastic management, extensive lifecycle analysis research has shown that chemical recycling can and will contribute significantly to mitigating the plastics crisis.

Central to addressing the plastic waste problem are the principles of the waste hierarchy - reduce, reuse, and recycle. As plastic will continue to play an important role in the economy, we are faced with technical and systemic challenges across all areas of the waste hierarchy. Yet for all the challenges we face, it is critical to find circular pathways for plastics. 

What is the waste hierarchy and where does chemical recycling fit?

The blog post discusses the waste hierarchy, how chemical recycling fits within it, and how each contribute to a circular economy. Chemical recycling helps us move towards a circular plastics economy by taking end of life plastics and creating valuable circular products. While chemical recycling is an important part of the transition to circular plastics, the waste hierarchy is integral for framing how chemical recycling fits into the bigger system of materials.

Itero Technologies announces the creation of our Advisory Panel to support our strategic development and help drive our circular economy growth ambitions. The five members of the Advisory Panel will provide guidance and insights from their highly experienced careers across diverse industries.

We are pleased to be recognised In tally’s stars of the workplace thanks to our team’s dedication to creating an enjoyable working environment.

Itero have been named in the top position of the TechRound 100, for our technology which can recycle plastic waste streams otherwise destined for landfill or incineration,

On Thursday 22 September 2022, our team spent a day on Lancing beach, in the South of England, collecting a range of rubbish and completing a survey to collect data of all the litter found as part of the Great British Beach Clean event.

Research and development (R&D) is crucial to our long-term success, because if nothing good comes easily, it also doesn’t come immediately. In 2020, Itero completed commissioning our R&D plant in Iver, Buckinghamshire. Despite several challenges along the way, we have made great progress so far.

itero has successfully raised €6m in investments, with €5m from Infinity Recycling’s Circular Plastics Fund (CPF), to support the design and construction of our first at-scale demonstration plant located at the Brightlands Chemelot Campus, Geleen, NL.