Recycled Plastics - Two ways to recycle
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The demand for more sustainable plastics and packaging is increasing, especially from the food industry, while regulations and consumers are calling for better recycling and more sustainable solutions.
Plastic companies must adapt their production and make new investments to keep up, and there is also a need to develop reliable technologies to meet demand.
Two ways to recycle plastic
In our work with clients, we generally encounter two approaches to using recycled plastics in company products. The first involves companies wishing to make their products more sustainable, for example by replacing their current plastic packaging with recyclable plastic. Here, we review the client’s product and packaging portfolio and, based on this, provide the client with a range of recommendations and specific suggestions for making their packaging assortment more sustainable.
For those clients who want to use more advanced methods to recycle their plastic products, we work with several chemical technologies to recycle plastic into new, high-value plastic, for example by recycling plastics from used medical equipment and by breaking down plastic layers in multilayer packaging, leaving a residue that can be recycled.
The Danish Technological Institute can help you with:
- Advice on material selection when using regenerated plastic raw materials
- Documentation and quality assurance of regenerated raw materials and finished items
- Characterization and testing of products made from regenerated plastic raw materials, including mechanical testing, µCT scanning, and lifetime/stability analysis
- Development projects and networks within production with recycled plastics
- Advice on resource optimization, materials, and product design (design for disassembly/end of life)
- Advice on green business models as well as collaboration and networks across value chains
- Development projects within circular resource economy and closed material cycles
Project: High-value plastics – recycling and sustainable substitution
Through a two-year activity plan, we will equip Danish plastic companies to meet future market requirements and regulations regarding plastics. The activity plan aims to 1) develop technologies and strategies for recycling plastics with cleaner quality and higher value, and 2) develop sustainable alternatives in bio- and fiber-based materials. Read more about the project: High-value plastics – recycling and sustainable substitution.
Read more in our cases below:
- Hospital staff collects medical equipment in plastic for recycling
- New treatment of plastic waste to promote more recycling