Since 2011, Bantam UK has collected more than 10 billion bottles for recycling
12,000,000,000
bottles
*Calculated as 40 bottles per kg
Established in 2011, Bantam Materials UK Ltd. is a full service recycled plastic supply business committed to sustainability.
Bantam UK developed the market-leading Prevented Ocean Plastic™ Programme as part of its mission to solve recycling supply problems by providing manufacturers, retailers, and consumers with better plastic choices.
Bantam UK is the first plastic recycling member of the Ethical Trading Initiative and uses third-party certification organisations to ensure product traceability and drive elevated standards and environmental change.
Bantam goes where plastic recycling is significantly needed in order to prevent waste plastic from entering our oceans and environment.
80-90% of plastic that ends up in the ocean originates from developing countries
*Source: World Economic Forum 2019.
Projections suggest that by 2050, our oceans will contain more plastic by weight than fish.
*Source: Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Our Philosophy
Environment
We believe in preventing ocean plastic.
Social
We believe money for plastic collection provides a reliable income for underserved coastal communities.
Fit For Business
We believe this model only works with real world impact when recycled raw materials meet industry quality standards in high volumes.
