The straw that… built a driveway

Leading the way to sustainable resin bound driveways, Oltco Milton Keynes contributes to recycling the equivalent of 500 million plastic straws across the UK.

Oltco, the leading sustainable resin bound driveway specialist, has played its part in recycling the equivalent of 500 million plastic straws using its world-first sustainable resin bound solution, Recycle Bound.

Launched in 2019 as a unique solution to help tackle the issue of plastic waste littering the globe, Oltco’s Recycle Bound solution has recycled the equivalent of over 500 million plastic straws. Today, it is being used not only on driveways up and down the UK and Channel Islands but also at some of the UK’s leading hotels and attractions.

Oltco Milton Keynes’ Andy Baxter said ‘Recycle Bound has been extremely successful and we are grateful for all the individuals and local businesses that have come on board. We have installed multiple Recycle Bound solutions across the area and I’m proud that we can offer such an amazing product to our customers’.

Recycle Bound is made utilising waste plastic (straws, plastic drink bottles and plastic food packaging) from a plastic recycling point, with each square metre consisting of the equivalent of 3,000 plastic straws. Therefore, if Recycle Bound was laid on a standard 70 square metre drive, the equivalent of 210,000 plastic straws would be recycled in the process.

The product has achieved recognition from multiple awards including ‘Product of the Year’ award at the Cornwall Business Awards, runner up for ‘Recycled Product of the Year’ in the National Recycling Awards and ‘Sustainability Warrior’ at the British Franchise Association, an award category that was created specifically for Oltco to recognise its sustainability achievements.

Recycle Bound has been installed at various leading visitor attractions across the UK including the Eden Project, National Trust Sheffield Park & Garden, Bodmin Jail Hotel and the location of the G7 Summit, Carbis Bay Hotel, Blackpool Sea Life Centre and RHS Harlow Carr. To date, Oltco has recycled the equivalent of 1.7 million plastic straws in the resin pathways at the Eden Project in Cornwall.

Tom Stringer, Co-Director and Founder, comments: “We launched Recycle Bound in 2019 and now, four years later, we have recycled the equivalent of 500 million plastic straws which is incredible. It is so exciting and rewarding to see so many of our customers, both domestic and commercial, opting for Recycle Bound.”

Johnny Pearce, Co-Director and Founder also added: “Hitting 500 million plastic straws after four years is a huge milestone and one that we are incredibly proud of. We won’t be stopping here as the number of plastic straws that are recycled in our Recycle Bound installations increases every day. Here’s to the next 500 million.”

For more information, please call our team on 01908 464285 or visit www.oltco.co.uk