Crisp Malt has launched an industry-first partnership with TerraCycle, following strong customer demand for more sustainable disposal solutions in the sector.
A TerraCycle Zero Waste Box and some of the Crisp Malt sacks
TerraCycle is an innovative waste management company that has become a global leader in collecting and recycling hard-to-recycle waste. The new partnership makes Crisp Malt the first major maltster to enable the collection, recycling, and repurposing of its used malt sacks in the UK.
Now, Crisp Malt customers can purchase TerraCycle Zero Waste Boxes directly through the Crisp Malt sales or customer service teams.
To celebrate the launch, the first 100 boxes will be offered at half-price. The Zero Waste Box is TerraCycle’s solution for storing, shipping, and recycling various types of hard-to-recycle waste that are typically not recycled through local councils or traditional recycling facilities.
Boxes purchased by Crisp Malt customers through the programme can be used to collect empty plastic malt sacks for recycling. A large Zero Waste Box can hold approximately 80 to 100 empty 25kg malt sacks, and its all-inclusive cost of around £131 per box (excluding VAT) covers recycling, shipping, and handling fees.
Additionally, Crisp Malt and TerraCycle are collaborating on an alternative option, which will offer bulk collections and recycling services with costs comparable to current disposal routes.
“Many of our customers are moving towards more sustainable practices across all areas of their business,” said Ellie Wood, sustainability co-ordinator at Crisp Malt.
“Our partnership with TerraCycle addresses the industry-wide challenge of used malt sack disposal. This initiative provides our customers with a simple solution to recycle their waste malt sacks, helping them meet their own ‘zero waste’ goals as well as helping us work towards our own ‘zero waste’ sustainability targets.
“If all our customers adopted this scheme, over 70 tonnes of plastic waste from sacks could be kept out of landfills and incinerators each year. Our partnership with TerraCycle provides our customers with a fully transparent and traceable sustainable waste management process.
“The Zero Waste Box programme is just the start. We are developing another option for our larger customers to offer bulk collections and recycling.”
Julien Tremblin, general manager of TerraCycle Europe, said: “TerraCycle is delighted to be partnering with Crisp Malt to bring a recycling solution for plastic malt sacks to its UK brewery, distillery, and other malt-using industry customers.
“Malt sacks represent one of the most significant waste management challenges these sectors face, so it is great to see a market leader like Crisp Malt taking proactive action to offer its customers the opportunity to address this issue in a collaborative way.
“We would encourage any maltster to follow Crisp Malt’s forward thinking example to help grow a widespread transition to more circular waste management practices across the malting industry.”
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