A Revolutionary Solution to Plastic Waste: CPR and Polygone Project Lead the Way

SYDNEY – Coastal Plastics Recovery (CPR) Limited and the Polygone Project are pioneering a breakthrough in plastic waste management. By transforming ocean debris and landfill-bound plastics into valuable construction materials, this initiative challenges conventional recycling limits and offers a scalable, cost-effective solution to the global plastic crisis.

Plastic waste is suffocating marine ecosystems, piling up in landfills, and infiltrating food chains through microplastics. Traditional recycling captures only about 10% of plastic waste due to contamination, incompatibility, and processing costs. CPR and the Polygone Project are changing the game by repurposing even the most challenging plastics into structural materials.

The Innovation: Repurposing Plastic Waste Through Advanced Engineering

CPR, equipped with a 100-tonne purpose-built recovery vessel, is removing plastic directly from beaches and oceans. In collaboration with the Polygone Project, this waste is transformed using an advanced thermal and pressure-based process that eliminates the need for sorting and chemical treatment.

Key Advantages of the Polygone Project’s Technology:

Processes Mixed Plastics Without Sorting – Bonds different plastic types into a homogeneous material, overcoming a key recycling challenge.
Neutralizes Contaminants – Removes salt, biofilms, and organic hazards, ensuring ocean-recovered plastic is safe for reuse.
Repurposes Previously Unrecyclable Plastics – Uses thermoplastics as a binding agent to incorporate thermosets into new products.
Avoids High-Cost Chemical Processing – Relies on heat and pressure rather than expensive chemical breakdowns.
Creates Durable Structural Materials – Produces a composite that can replace virgin plastics, wood, and even concrete.
Reduces Landfill and Ocean Pollution – Diverts plastic waste before it becomes an environmental hazard.

The First Major Test: 2025/26 Aboard Oceanus

In 2025/26, CPR’s vessel Oceanus will conduct the first large-scale tests of this technology. Shredded plastic fragments, including fishing nets and heavily contaminated debris, will be processed into solid, rigid composites. These materials could revolutionize how we build, replacing unsustainable materials with repurposed ocean waste.

A Vision for the Future: A Circular Economy for Plastic

The same forests that once formed fossil fuels now inspire a new sustainable pathway. Instead of plastic being a pollutant, it can become a resource. CPR and the Polygone Project are leading this transformation, proving that plastic waste can be intercepted, repurposed, and reintegrated into the economy.

Landfills will no longer be the final resting place for plastic. Instead of burying the problem, this breakthrough technology will allow us to reshape the future, transforming pollution into possibility.

Join the Movement

Be part of the change! Support CPR and the Polygone Project in their mission to revolutionize plastic waste management.

For More Information:

Bob Fowler, Research Director

Coastal Plastics Recovery (CPR) Limited

📩 info@CPR-research.org

📞 0404852510