Circular11 – Carbon-negative plastic lumber, directly diverting local waste from incineration.

Circular11 turns plastic waste into carbon-negative composite materials for infrastructure.

Circular11 have developed a machine-learning driven manufacturing process that takes film-based and mixed plastic waste streams, and dynamically adjusts the manufacturing process to create a standardised material that replaces timber, concrete, and steel in non-structural outdoor applications. This technology creates a scalable recycling pathway for the 70% of post-consumer plastics that cannot be recycled because of unavoidable mixtures of co-polymers, additives and polymer grades. It also allows the use of material that recyclers currently have to pay to dispose of, dramatically reducing cost of goods and making durable carbon-negative materials affordable enough for the mass-market.

Circular11 are scaling this up in our own manufacturing operations, producing lumber, fencing, furniture, and light-shelters for national infrastructure providers in the road, rail, and construction sectors. We aim to expand our manufacturing operations across Europe, before joint-venturing with recyclers in emerging markets to expand access to both waste management and sustainable construction materials.