300,000 tons of plastic end up on the Austrian market. A modern work in Pöchlarn (LoWower Austria) now increases the recycling quota considerably – with new technology you can recycle more and therefore get closer to the separation speed written by the EU.
With newly patented procedures and partner companies, the old-fashioned recycling of Austria (ARA) is now open in Pöchlarn in the Mel of the first ‘Polyolefin’ preparation factory of Austria. The development of the new technology lasted two years, which is used to better recycle plastic waste.
Only 25 percent is recycled
The milestone in the circular economy is quickly illustrated by figures: 300,000 tons of plastic packaging is launched nationwide every year. So far, only 25 percent, ie 75,000 tons, have been used for the production of new plastic products. However, the EU prescribes the recycling of at least half of the plastic waste.
“In the past, much collected plastic packaging has been burned because they were too polluted or too small or consisting of different chemicals or coatings,” the ARA is said that the “upcycle” process can now be reduced 10,000 tons of sortingresidues in pöchlarn.
Further processing in the industry
How does it work? First, four fifths have already been resolved in the high -tech plastic sorting system with 100,000 tons of capacity in the upper Austrian Ennshafen. The last fifth – 20,000 tons – ends up in Pöchlarn, where about half of the new process is recycled. “The result is high -quality polyolefine recyclates in high purity that are processed by industry,” you emphasize.
Land Chief Johanna Mikl-Leitner and Vice Stephan Pernkopf also emphasized the groundbreaking role of Lower Austria for a sustainable future through the new work.
Source: Krone
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