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Why Protomax Plastics Ltd and ERMAFA EET Are Exhibiting at the Recycling Expo, London – 15th & 16th October
As the global push for sustainability continues, waste management and recycling technologies are becoming crucial for industries looking to reduce their environmental impact. As two key players in the industry, Protomax Plastics Ltd and ERMAFA EET, we are set to showcase our cutting-edge solution, the MACS, at the Recycling Expo at Excel London on the 15th and 16th of October. The focus of our exhibit will be on how this revolutionary machine can address waste management challenges, particularly for hospitals and other medical facilities.
The MACS Machine: Sustainable Treatment for Hazardous Waste
The MACS (Machine Autoclave Cutting Sterilisation) is an innovative, all-in-one solution designed to safely and efficiently handle hazardous medical waste. In hospitals, where infectious and hazardous waste must be sterilised and disposed of properly, the MACS machine offers an economic and ecological advantage.
The MACS machine can neutralise infectious waste on-site, eliminating the need for expensive and carbon-intensive transportation to off-site treatment facilities. This feature makes it an attractive option for hospitals, where safety and cost efficiency are top priorities. By cutting, sterilising, and processing waste in a single cycle, the machine ensures that the waste is safe, reducing the risks associated with handling and transporting hazardous materials.
For hospitals dealing with large volumes of infectious waste—whether from patient care, laboratory work, or surgical procedures—MACS offers a streamlined, cost-effective, and eco-friendly solution. Furthermore, its ability to reduce waste volume can significantly lower the burden on hospital waste management systems, freeing up space, reducing costs, and lowering overall environmental impact.
Why Hospitals Should Pay Attention
One of the main reasons Protomax Plastics Ltd and ERMAFA EET are showcasing the MACS machine at the Recycling Expo is to demonstrate its potential to transform waste management in the healthcare sector. Hospital waste is highly regulated and requires meticulous handling due to the hazardous nature of medical materials. The MACS machine provides a comprehensive solution that is particularly valuable for:
1. Infectious Waste Treatment: With the ability to sterilise infectious waste in 10 minutes (with a **Sterility Assurance Level of 10^-24**) or in 20 minutes (reaching a SAL of 10^-48), the MACS machine ensures that even the most dangerous pathogens are neutralised, meeting the strictest medical waste treatment standards.
2. On-Site Waste Management: Hospitals can cut down on high incineration costs and eliminate the risks associated with transporting dangerous materials by treating on-site waste on-site. The MACS machine helps reduce cross-contamination risks, improves operational efficiency, and reduces carbon emissions linked to waste transport.
3. Circular Economy: One of the most innovative aspects of the MACS machine is its contribution to the circular economy. The machine enables hospitals to recycle processed materials, transforming waste into resources that can be repurposed for other uses.
Protomax Plastics Ltd and ERMAFA EET’s Commitment to Sustainability
Protomax Plastics Ltd and ERMAFA EET are committed to waste management and innovation in sustainability. We understand the critical need for hospitals and medical facilities to adopt new technologies that address hazardous waste disposal challenges while aligning with the global push toward zero waste.
Exhibiting at the Recycling Expo offers a platform for us at Protomax and ERMAFA to engage with healthcare professionals, waste management experts, and sustainability advocates to showcase the powerful capabilities of the MACS machine.
Visit Protomax Plastics Ltd and ERMAFA EET at Stand AA68
We invite all attendees, particularly those in the healthcare sector, to visit Protomax Plastics Ltd and ERMAFA EET at Stand AA68 at the Recycling Expo. You’ll have the opportunity to learn more about the MACS machine, explore its technical capabilities, and discuss how it can help your hospital or facility reduce costs, increase efficiency, and improve sustainability.
By investing in innovative technologies like the MACS machine, hospitals can take significant steps toward creating a more sustainable future while ensuring the safety and well-being of their staff and patients.
We look forward to seeing you at the Expo and exploring how we can help transform your hospital’s waste management system!
Dates: October 15th & 16th, 2024
Location: Excel London
Stand: AA68 – Protomax Plastics Ltd and ERMAFA EET
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PROTOMAX Plastics Ltd is renowned for its advanced technologies, transforming traditionally non-recyclable materials into reusable resources.
Their innovative processes involve:
Closed-Loop Systems These systems ensure that the entire lifecycle of materials is managed sustainably, from processing to reintroducing recycled materials into the market. Thus, landfill waste is reduced, and natural resources are conserved.
Versatile Material Processing:
PROTOMAX’s technology can handle many materials, including mixed plastics, multilayer packaging, and other hard-to-recycle materials, making it a versatile solution for many industries.
(Featured product our stand will be predominantly made from the below.)
Storm Board: An Innovative, Sustainable Alternative to Plywood
Storm Board, developed using Protomax Plastics Ltd.’s cutting-edge board-making technology, is an environmentally sound alternative to traditional plywood. Designed to meet the needs of the construction and building development industries, Storm Board offers a sustainable solution that remains recyclable at the end of its life cycle.
Environmental Sustainability
Recycled Materials: Storm Board is made from recycled plastics, significantly reducing the need for virgin materials and the associated environmental impact.
Recyclable at End of Life: Unlike conventional plywood, which often ends up in landfills, Storm Board can be fully recycled at the end of its use, contributing to a circular economy.
Durability and Performance
Water and Weather Resistance: Storm Board is inherently resistant to water, moisture, and harsh weather conditions, making it an ideal choice for outdoor applications and environments where traditional plywood would degrade.
Rot and Pest Resistance: The board is impervious to rot, and pests, ensuring long-term durability and reducing maintenance costs.
Versatility:
Wide Range of Applications: It is suitable for various construction applications, including hoarding, roofing, wall sheathing, and temporary structures.
Customisable: Available in different sizes, thicknesses, and colours to meet specific project requirements, this product offers flexibility to builders and developers.
Advantages over Traditional Plywood
Longevity: Storm Board is more resistant to environmental factors and has a longer lifespan than plywood, resulting in lower replacement costs.
Safety: Free from the splinters and sharp edges commonly found in traditional plywood, Storm Board improves on-site safety.
Sustainability:
Using recycled materials and being recyclable, Storm Board significantly reduces environmental impact, supporting green building initiatives and sustainability certifications.
Conclusion
Protomax Plastics Ltd.’s innovative technology represents a significant leap forward in sustainable building materials. Their innovation and openness to collaborate with ERMAFA is changing the face of sustainable solutions. The combination of environmental benefits, superior durability, and versatility makes Protomax the right choice for change.
ERMAFA EET is a leader in innovative mechanical recycling solutions, focusing on the efficient and effective processing of waste materials and energy reduction in sustainability practices that are difficult to recycle/change through traditional methods. Their key innovations include:
BACS system
The BACS system by ERMAFA exemplifies a cutting-edge solution in the recycling industry, addressing the complexities of processing and enhancing traditionally difficult-to-recycle materials. Its combination of advanced blending and compounding technologies, energy efficiency, and high-quality output makes it a pivotal innovation for the circular economy and can be used across many industries. Those of particular interest that will be featured at the event include Battery recycling, vape recycling, and new innovations to be announced on the stand.
MACS (Machine Autoclave Cutting Sterilisation)
offers significant economic and environmental benefits. By neutralising potential hazards directly on-site, it eliminates the need for costly transport and high incineration fees associated with hazardous waste disposal.
Key Benefits
Economic Savings: Avoids the expense of transporting hazardous waste and the fees for incineration.
Environmental Impact: Reduces carbon footprint by processing waste on-site and minimises the need for hazardous waste transport.
How It Works
Mechanical Shredding: Hazardous waste is shredded to reduce size and enhance sterilisation efficiency.
Sterilisation: The shredded waste is sterilised in a controlled atmosphere, completely neutralising harmful pathogens.
Applications
MACS is ideal for various facilities that produce hazardous and infectious waste, including:
Hospitals and Medical Practices
Laboratories and Veterinarian Facilities
Military Services
Airports, Hotels, and Cruise Ships
These settings benefit from MACS's efficient, safe, and eco-friendly waste treatment process, converting hazardous waste into harmless residual waste for disposal.
Other innovations include:
Green Energy
Bauxite Recycling
Plasma Technology
At the ESS/RWM exhibition, PROTOMAX and ERMAFA will be showcasing their latest advancements and solutions:
PROTOMAX and ERMAFA at ESS/RWM highlight the growing importance of finding sustainable solutions for recycling complex materials. Their contributions make a significant impact on the industry by:
Reducing Landfill Waste: By providing viable recycling options for previously non-recyclable materials, these companies help significantly reduce the volume of waste sent to landfills.
Promoting an actual non-linear Circular Economy: Their technologies support the principles of a circular economy, where materials are continuously reused and recycled, reducing the need for virgin resources and minimising environmental impact.
Setting Industry Standards: Innovations from PROTOMAX and ERMAFA are setting new recycling technology and energy-saving standards, pushing the industry towards more sustainable and efficient practices.
The ESS/RWM event provides a crucial platform for our companies to demonstrate our groundbreaking solutions and drive forward the agenda of sustainability and environmental responsibility in waste management and recycling.
Protomax Plastics has announced the release of BACS – which aims to tackle the “complexities” of vape recycling.
The machine – a collaboration between Protomax and Ermafa – is said to be able to process vapes, but also mobile phones, tablets and electric vehicle batteries.
The four-shaft shredder handles cutting in an “inert atmosphere, eliminating the need for hazardous manual methods”. The extraction of electrolytes and liquids is said to be “meticulously controlled”.
Reuse
Once processed, the materials are “ready for recovery”, with components such as aluminium, plastic, silicone, copper, black mass and cables said to be “primed for reuse”.
Protomax Plastics said that the BACS incorporates an exhaust management system with scrubbers and active carbon filters, “ensuring emissions meet stringent EU standards”.
A spokesperson for Protomax Plastics said: “The BACS represents a technological achievement and a commitment to environmental stewardship and innovation.
“While we navigate regulatory landscapes, rest assured, the BACS stands ready to revolutionise vape recycling, one puff at a time.”
Protomax are now building the first mobile Storm Board production facility, aimed at producing boards locally for the construction of shelters and sanitary stations.
It was never our intention to become experts in shelter building, we just invented the process that made it possible. In 2010 a magnitude 7 earthquake hit Haiti destroying buildings, infrastructure and displacing families. The pictures relayed back to the UK illustrated the plight of the local people, and also showed large amounts of waste plastic lying around. At the same time we had just finished building our first full size Protomax machine, which would make boards for construction from mixed waste plastic to replace plywood.
Every boy scout learns that you need Shelter, Water & Food, in that order, to survive in harsh environments. The first step in disaster relief is to ensure the supply of quick build shelters, which generally take the form of tents and plastic sheeting or versions thereof. These offer shelter from the elements, but little insulation or security and are intended only as an interim measure. The question is what happens next? The disaster area will need rebuilding, sanitation needs installing and jobs need creating. In 2016 62,00 people were still displaced in Haiti. Cholera had hit the camps, then in 2018 an earthquake of magnitude 5.9 hit Haiti.
The UNHCR claims that 68.5 million people around the globe have been forcibly displaced, of whom 25.4 million are refugees. Refugees spend between 7 and 17 years in refugee camps. We thought it was time to think beyond tents and immediate disaster relief. The crisis areas tend to lack finance, raw materials and tools. Generally, there is little wood, metal or concrete. Our concept was to build homes and infrastructure using the abundant waste plastic available in the environment. If they would ever run out, we were sure that there would be plenty of countries happy to sell their low value waste plastics.
This would create jobs for pickers in collecting plastics, pre-processing such as shredding and granulating, then board making, and fabricating those boards into anything from shelters, tables, wash stations and toilets. Beyond jobs, shelters and rebuilding the biggest objective was to give those affected by a disaster hope. The problem was that no one had ever done this successfully, and big industry in Europe was not interested, as they already have plywood. We would have to prove the product, the technology and then design and build the shelters. It was going to be a long road trip.
To cut a long story short we did it, we set up a Storm Board plant in the UK and now our boards are used as everything from festival toilets, cabins, animal husbandry, site hoardings to the shop windows of Knightsbridge. So now it was time to build a factory in a container and send it where it’s needed.
The mobile production unit will produce 8ft x 4ft Storm Board from plastic waste. These boards can then be fabricated locally into products needed. This could be the replacement of rotting plywood flooring, shelters and sanitary areas. Building hand washing stations will help in the prevention of transmission of diseases such as Covid-19 and diahorreal diseases.
The mobile production unit will supply building materials and clean up the environment at the same time. The NGO’s are probably going to stick with the supply of PVC tents.
We’ll update the news page with photos as we build.
For more information email: info@protomax.net
It's Milan Design Week and the Salone del Mobile is in full swing, so the chips are down, who can come up with the most original sustainable installation? Recycling Association Corepla and brilliant architect and designer Rossana Orlandi decide to highlight the plastic waste problem and take it a step further - they offer a solution, upcycling the mixed waste plastics into usable materials.
Corepla fished mixed plastic waste form the River Po, along with post consumer plastic and sent it to Storm Board. We created boards from the waste that replace plywood and mdf commonly used in exhibitions and intallations. With all the advantages of a tough waterproof board Corepla's installation turned an emergency shelter into a Milanese style work of art. Thousands of loacals and visitors to the Via Solferino will wallk through the Storm Board arches this week.
Rossana's team set the boards up in the National Science Museum where it is part of the Guiltless Plastic display. A celebration of designers ideas for the use of waste plastic.
How it was done: you tube
All plastics can be recycled!
The Protomax shelter stole the show at Ecomondo in Rimini. Storm Board made from ocean waste and waste collected from the Po river was used to build this shelter.
The Italian Minister for the Environment, Mr Sergi Costa, inspected the shelter and having spoken to Nico Stillwell, congratulated him on the result. It’s amazing to think that the plastic waste floating on the river Po has now been made into a house.
WFO organised the collection of waste in Italy with Corepla, the Italian recycling association. Storm Board used the Protomax technology to produce the panels used to build the shelter.
The e-shelter was designed by Anthony Battersby and Protomax to provide security and climatic protection for a family of 5 in an emergency situation as an alternative to tents.
The shelter is quick and easy to erect, but the key is that it can be made from local mixed waste plastic on site. This provides essential skills and jobs to the local community, while clearing up a much reported plastic waste issue.
Imagine if we could clear up the plastic polluted rivers, while providing material for local housing around the world…this is real recycling.
Read more about Corepla Ecomondo shelter below.
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Protomax invented the P2 process to enable people to build structures from waste plastic, rather than cutting down trees. Often where wood, concrete and traditional building products are scarce there is an abundance of waste plastic that can be converted into houses.
Storm Board is a weatherproof board made from waste plastic. There is no need to paint/ plaster/ render or use expensive framework to build a shelter.
Protomax are building a shelter from Ocean Waste, collected by Waste Free Oceans,WFO , at the Circular Economy Show, Ecomondo, in Rimini from 6-9 November: ecomondo
Join Protomax and join the circular economy, use waste to help....
For more info email: info@protomax.net
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In a first for the competition, judges have chosen two winners in this year’s Ecobuild & M&S Big Innovation Pitch. From a shortlist of five finalists, the panel chose a joint entry from Arup and Airedale, and a second from Protomax Plastics as the winners at last night’s event (7th March 2017). Both will now go forward into discussions with M&S and have the opportunity to become one of their suppliers.
The first winning entry was from Arup and Airedale with the Artus Hybrid FCU, an innovative air conditioning product invented by Arup, and taken to market by Airedale, with a launch date of July 2017. It is the result of thinking about how we can do air-conditioning better; saving energy, money and space.
Joining them on the podium was Protomax Plastics with Storm Board™, a sustainable alternative to plywood produced from mixed waste plastics. Much plywood is used for temporary works such as hoardings and needs to be clad in costly PVC and paint before ending life in landfill.
Commenting on the decision to choose two winners, Imogen Cust, Engineering R&D Manager for Property, Development and Facilities Management at M&S, said: “The standard of entries was brilliant this year - so good we had to choose two. The winners stood out because they have used their industry knowledge and their passion to solve real life M&S challenges in two very different fields.”
Speaking after winning the Big Innovation Pitch, Nico Stillwell, Imagineer from Protomax Plastics said: “I didn’t expect to win at all. Our idea was so different because no one else was talking about recycling but it seems to have captured the imagination of M&S.”
Protomax's emergency shelter design, the 'e home' which can be used by refugees and victims of disaters such as floods and earthquakes, has been featured on BBC TV.
Using just our unique recycled plastic panels a 17m2 warm, dry and spacious shelter can be built in hours replacing the temporary tents currently used and get people safe in disaster-struck areas.
In the long term we hope to install our unique machinery producing these panels into relief areas turning their waste into homes and creating a thriving local economy.
Watch the video here
Our unique recycled plastic board has been chosen as the hoarding around the prestigious Centre Point construction site in central London. Contractors Brookfield Multiplex were looking for a new, more sustainable alternative to the usual chipboard. Our recycled plastic board is ideal as it is weatherproof, hardwearing and at end of life 100% recyclable into a new board.
Our NEC exhibition at Grand Designs Live on Kevin McCloud's Green Heroes stand was an overwhelming success.
Attracting more than 70,000 visitors over four days it was the perfect way to introduce people to our innovative technology and products.
Stormboard, our 100% recycled waste plastic board, is a credible alternative to plywood, chipboard and MDF, plus we announced at the show that Travis Perkins are now stocking the board!
Forward-thinking Frome Council in Somerset have just taken receipt of six new public notice boards made from Stormboard for their park spaces.
Ideal for outdoors, all weather use being made of recycled waste plastics. They also give almost no purchase for graffiti and can be easily wiped down.
Each year Kevin McCloud of Grand Designs fame, hand picks a selection of the best eco-innovations in the market place. Protomax are proud to have been selected and will be exhibiting on Kevin McCloud's Green Heroes platform at the heart of Grand Designs Live 2015. Dates are October 8th - 11th at Birmingham NEC, please visit us.