AWS Eco Plastics site hit by fire again

Small pockets of fire had remained at the site following the 25 August incident after Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue (LFR) agreed with the Environment Agency and Environmental Health the best action was to let them burn out.

“This would minimise any environmental damage caused by firefighting polluting local water courses,” LFR group manager Nick Davis said.

Friday’s was the second re-ignition last week. “Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue are carefully monitoring the site and taking the appropriate action when there is any flare up in the controlled area,” said Davis.

AWS Eco Plastics has begun extruding food-grade PET again after hot-washing and extrusion lines had survived the fire that destroyed the bottle-sorting plant and washing facility.

AWS commercial director Duncan Oakes told Packaging News the firm, which is exhibiting at this week’s RWM show at the NEC, was doing as much as it could to rebuild the business as soon as possible.

For more on the initial fire story, click here.

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