The Waterhaul team recovers ghost gear reported in Cornwall and the South West, alongside working with a variety of recovery partners and recovering end-of-life fishing gear directly from harbours; intercepting materials before they enter landfill.

Our rigorous traceability standards mean that we can account for every kilogram of material we recover. From pick-up, to pellet, to product, our digital traceability system enables tracking throughout the entire recycling process.

Intercepted fishing gear is sorted by polymer type; a crucial step in the recycling process. Careful separation at this stage allows us to ensure the highest quality output.

To prepare it for the reprocessing stage, gear is shredded into smaller fibres.

The shredded gear is fed into an extruder, where heat and pressure are used to firstly filter solid contaminates (i.e. sand, dust), and then extrude our raw pellet.

The result is our Traceable Marine Plastic™ pellet, made entirely within the UK, ready for manufacturing.

We then use these plastic pellets to create our own range of impactful products.

We also supply Traceable Marine Plastic™ to other brands and manufacturers for use in their own product lines.

Every batch of Traceable Marine Plastic™ has a unique QR code, supplied either with the product or raw material, allowing the end-user to trace exactly where the plastic that went into their product came from.