Our Site Zero sorting facility is the heart of our operations and was created to receive all plastic packaging from Swedish households. Here, the plastic is sorted in an advanced process where as many types of plastic as possible are separated and then recycled in our own closed-loop systems.
High-tech sorting
A prerequisite for this type of advanced sorting is technology that can identify and separate the different types of plastic. Site Zero has 60 NIR sensors, laser equipment, and camera systems with AI. This enables a fully automated and real-time optimized sorting process.
The technology allows for the sorting of twelve types of plastic, which corresponds to virtually all types of plastic used in the Nordic packaging market. This creates the conditions for as little plastic as possible to be sent for incineration because it cannot be sorted.
At Site Zero, we can sort the following types of plastic:
The guiding principles for Site Zero:
Efficiency and Quality
Up to 95% is sorted out
Our ability to correctly identify and sort plastic types affects how much can be sent for high-quality recycling. With Site Zero, we can sort up to 95 percent of all plastic packaging we receive. That is world-leading efficiency.
Quality level of up to 98%
The quality of the sorted material also affects how much can be recycled. Site Zero’s material maintains a high and consistent quality level of up to 98 percent. This means that a pre-sorted bale can contain up to 98 percent of the intended plastic type.
Recycling rate of over 80%
The high quality of the sorted material results in a recycling yield of over 80 percent. This means that a very large proportion of the material from Site Zero can be recycled to a high standard and turned into new packaging or products. The high quality also means lower costs for our recycling customers.
Site Zero in numbers
Recycled ton (2024)
In 2024, 30,651 tons of plastic packaging from households were recycled. This corresponds to 42.4% of all material received.
Packages per second
Site Zero has a sorting speed of 1,000 packages per second.
Ton per hour
We can handle 42 tons of plastic packaging every hour.
Annual capacity
At Site Zero, we can receive 200,000 tons of plastic packaging per year.
Conveyor belts in km
To sort 42 tons of plastic packaging per hour, Site Zero has 5.5 km of sorting lines.
Investment
Total investment in Site Zero: SEK 1 billion (2019–2023). The project has been partially funded by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency through Klimatklivet.
“Site Zero creates the conditions for recycling all plastic packaging and enables us to achieve circular plastic use.”
Elna Hallgard, Development Manager, Orkla Foods Sverige
Our services for circular plastic flows
Visit Site Zero?
There is considerable pressure to visit us, and we can therefore only accept representatives from the industry, municipalities, industry organizations, certain interest groups, authorities, and politicians. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at info@svenskplastatervinning.se.
