Advanced sorting for high-quality plastic recycling
We operate the world’s largest and most advanced sorting facility for plastic packaging from households — Site Zero. Here, we can sort and enable the recycling of virtually all plastic packaging on the Nordic packaging market.
The climate impact of plastic
Plastic is one of our biggest societal challenges – and the problems are expected to increase. In Sweden, plastic incineration accounts for approximately 7 percent of emissions, according to the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency.
We want to be part of the solution. When plastic is collected and recycled instead, we limit incineration and thus the climate impact of plastic.
Our goal:
plastic in circulation
Despite the major challenges posed by plastic, it is seen as necessary for the transition to a more sustainable society. It has many positive properties, such as extending the shelf life of food products and enabling lighter and more flexible packaging. However, if we are to reap the benefits of plastic, it must circulate in society for a longer period of time.
This is how a circular plastics economy for household plastic packaging can be achieved:
• Plastic packaging is designed for recycling
• Used plastic packaging is collected/sorted at source
• Waste is sorted in an advanced process and recycled in separate cycles. Each type of plastic separately.
There also needs to be a market for the recycled plastic raw material so that new packaging and products can be produced.
What do we offer and to whom?
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Work with world-leading plastic recycling
Few workplaces have such a clear vision and social mission as Svensk Plaståtervinning. Every day, we go to work to reduce the climate impact of plastic packaging and enable the material to be reused many times over. Our vision and the context we find ourselves in shape everything we do and who we are.
