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As part of the Schwarz Group, the environmental service provider PreZero supplies recyclates from packaging waste. This week, these will find their way into the shops of the discounter Lidl in the form of household and garden items.
For the third time this week, Lidl is offering household goods made from recycled plastic from PreZero exist. As part of the Schwarz Group, the waste and recycling company covers a large part of the recycling cycle itself. In addition to storage boxes, laundry baskets and clothes hangers, the range now also includes products for the garden, such as a garden and all-purpose chest.
Recyclates developed according to customer specifications
For the recycling products of the Schwarz Group PreZero not only collects and sorts plastic waste from private households, it is also recycled into new raw materials at its own recycling plants in Europe. To do this, they are first washed and shredded. The most important step in the recycling process followsIn the high-performance extruder, the heart of the system, the material is melted and compacted into regranulates in a wide variety of colours and with specific properties.
Almost all regranulates are developed at PreZero according to customer specifications - for example in terms of hardness, elasticity, breaking strength, temperature and chemical resistance. This makes them an alternative to newly produced virgin material, which can significantly improve the ecological balance of the resulting products. This also applies to household products for the Schwarz Group, which, according to the company, are made from 100 per cent recycled plastic (excluding colourants). In addition, the entire recycling and manufacturing process takes place in Europe, which saves additional resources and protects the environment.
Source: PreZero
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