Norwegian firm Gr\u00f8nt Punkt Norge has announced that it has waste plastic contract with plastic-to-fuel specialist Quantafuel. Gr\u00f8nt Punkt Norge will supply up to 10 000 tonnes of post-consumer plastic packaging to Quantafuel\u2019s new facility in Skive, Denmark.<\/p>\n
The material that goes to Quantafuel\u2019s Denmark facility will be chemically recycled into feedstock for new plastic for the German chemical major BASF.<\/p>\n
Norwegian recycling company GemiNor is also participating in the project, and will be responsible for developing a sorting line especially tailored to Quantafuel\u2019s needs. The purpose is to utilise as much plastic packaging as possible for chemical recycling.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis project ensures that as much as 10,000 tonnes of plastic packaging from Norwegian households can be recycled in our plant and become new plastic products,\u201d said Thomas Steenbuch Tharaldsen, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Sustainability.<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cThis is a pioneering project in chemical recycling and will show Europe how to achieve the ambitious targets set in the EU for plastics recycling. Gr\u00f8nt Punkt Norge is leading the way for Norway, and we are confident that other European countries will follow.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Gr\u00f8nt Punkt Norg, this test project will be important for documenting chemical recycling in a sustainability perspective. The parties will map the origin of the plastic waste, the alternative use of the plastic and the percentage of the plastic waste that is processed into new raw material for new plastic products.<\/p>\n
The findings will be summarised in a report to the Norwegian Environment Agency, which also has been consulted in the project. The Agency has confirmed that chemical recycling, where the chemical feedstock goes into new plastic production, is defined as recycling on the same level as mechanical recycling.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a unique opportunity to follow the plastic waste through a Nordic value chain and document the extent of closing the recycling loop of plastic,\u201d said Tharaldsen.<\/p>\n
The goal is to gain even more knowledge, the highest possible utilisation of resources and the greatest possible environmental benefit, according to Gr\u00f8nt Punkt Norge. Chemical material recycling through pyrolysis is the technology with the greatest potential to solve the plastic problems in Europe, the firm maintained.<\/p>\n
During the Corona pandemic, far more plastic packaging from households is collected, the firm said. This is a major challenge in a market with low demand and scarce capacity in sorting facilities. Plastretur, operated by Gr\u00f8nt Punkt Norge, is therefore thrilled reaching this agreement.<\/p>\n
\u201cInnovation prevails during times of crisis. Delivering collected household plastic packaging for chemical recycling rather than sending some of it to energy utilisation is very good news for the environment,\u201d said Svein Erik R\u00f8dvik, recycling manager at Gr\u00f8nt Punkt Norge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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