FULL STEAM AHEAD WITH

PLASTIC RECYCLING IN ITALY

A formal decision for Stena Recycling Italy to invest in recycling of plastics from electronic waste at the Angiari plant has now been taken. This is a unique and important development of the Italian recycling system.

With 117,000 tons of waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recycled per year, Stena Recycling is the market leader in Italy in recycling of WEEE. Since WEEE is made of 30-40% plastic, there is both a need for and an opportunity in being able to recover plastic from the waste and turn it into pellets that can be used in the production of new products.

By setting up a plastic recycling plant that is able to treat hard plastics generated from the electronics recycling recovery process, in a way that is both economically efficient and in compliance with environmental standards, a circular loop from waste to product will be closed. This means that Stena Recycling can offer a service that does not exist in Italy today.

“Plastic waste is becoming increasingly difficult to get rid of. This is the first plant that will take care of the recycling of plastic from waste to clean pellets with a quality close to virgin plastic or clean polymers. This investment is necessary for Stena Recycling Italy to strengthen its com-petitiveness in the Italian market,” says Giuseppe Piardi, MD of Stena Recycling Italy.

STRENGTHENING STENA RECYCLING’S REPUTATION AS A COMPLETE CIRCULAR ECONOMY PARTNER

The plastic recycling plant will be located in Angiari, close to the existing Stena Recycling facility there. Production is set to start in June-September 2022. The recycled plastic waste will mainly come from the waste volume of Italy and bordering countries. A well-known technology, already implemented at the Stena Nordic Recycling Center in Halmstad, Sweden, will be used taking into consideration all improvements done there.

The main goals with the investment in plastic recycling are to ensure business continuity and to secure the future expansion of Stena Recycling Italy, which will become the reference point for electronics recyclers in Italy due to the stricter EU legislation in waste export.

“It’s also meant to strengthen Stena Recycling’s positioning on the electronics recycling market, where we are a major player, and to increase the profitability throughout the value chain,” Giuseppe explains. “Furthermore, it’ll strengthen Stena Recycling’s reputation as a complete Circular Economy Partner, taking the discussion with our stakeholders to higher levels.”

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October 14, 2021
POSTED BY: Stena

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