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TECHNOLOGY

World’s Largest Plastic Recycling Plant Opens

is retaining the value of the material,
which requires efficient sorting and
recycling of each individual plastic
type. This is where Site Zero is pio-
neering: The plant can sort as many as
12 types of plastic, which corresponds
to almost all types of plastic on the
Swedish packaging market, compared
to three or four at comparable plants
in Europe.
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Among those are two types of flexible
packaging polymers.
Site Zero has now been tested for a
rand opening of Site Zero in recycling of each individual plastic period prior to opening, and the re-
GSweden, which can sort up to 12 type. This is where Site Zero is pio- sults show record figures for sorting
types of plastic including four types of neering: The plant can sort as many as efficiency. As much as 95% of the
flexibles at a 95% success rate, is the 12 types of plastic, which corresponds packaging arriving at the plant can be
most efficient recycling plant in Eu- to almost all types of plastic on the sorted out for recycling in the next
rope. Swedish packaging market, compared step.
The world's biggest plant for sorting to three or four at comparable plants "This means a doubling of plastic re-
plastic packaging opened for busi- in Europe. cycling compared to our previous
ness today, Nov. 15, which happens The world's biggest plant for sorting plant, which was already one of the
to be Recycling Day. Site Zero in Mo- plastic packaging opened for busi- most efficient in Europe," says Mat-
tala, Sweden, doubles plastic recycling ness today, Nov. 15, which happens tias Philipsson, CEO of Svensk Plas-
compared to the previous benchmark to be Recycling Day. Site Zero in Mo- tåtervinning. “The results from the
plant, which was already one of the tala, Sweden, doubles plastic recycling test period show that plastic can now
most efficient in Europe. Up to 95% compared to the previous benchmark become part of the circular economy.
of all packaging received can be recy- plant, which was already one of the
cled. most efficient in Europe. Up to 95% "With Site Zero, we have set a new
path for plastic recycling and the rest
Svensk Plaståtervinning (Swedish of all packaging received can be recy- of Europe. The world needs to follow,
Plastic Recycling) invested one billion cled. to reduce emissions from incineration
Swedish Krona (about $95 million) in Svensk Plaståtervinning (Swedish and the need for primary raw mate-
the facility. Plastic Recycling) invested one billion rial. It is no longer justifiable to incin-

"The conditions now exist to actu- Swedish Krona (about $95 million) in erate as much plastic as we do or melt
ally make plastics part of the circular the facility. it down into low-quality products that
economy," says Mattias Philipsson, "The conditions now exist to actu- cannot be recycled again.”
CEO of Svensk Plaståtervinning. ally make plastics part of the circular Site Zero will be the world's biggest

Minister for Climate and Environment economy," says Mattias Philipsson, sorting plant and can process 200,000
Romina Pourmokhtari and more than CEO of Svensk Plaståtervinning. tons of plastic packaging. This is ap-
350 guests from Sweden and Europe Minister for Climate and Environment proximately equivalent to the total
attended the opening ceremony. Romina Pourmokhtari and more than volume in Sweden. About half of this
The key to successful plastic recycling 350 guests from Sweden and Europe plastic packaging is collected by the
is retaining the value of the material, attended the opening ceremony. Swedes, and until more plastic reach-
which requires efficient sorting and The key to successful plastic recycling es the recycling system, Svensk Plas-

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