{"id":88167,"date":"2023-11-24T14:33:19","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T13:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=88167"},"modified":"2023-11-24T12:36:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T11:36:13","slug":"recyclate-reduces-co2-emissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/rezyklat-senkt-co2-emissionen\/","title":{"rendered":"Recyclate reduces CO2 emissions"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Alpa operates plants for the production of rPET and rHDPE in various countries under the Alplarecycling brand. The consulting firm c7-consult has calculated the product carbon footprint for four plants in Mexico and Germany.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Alpla<\/span><\/a> is committed to the circular economy: the international packaging specialist invests more than 50 million euros in recycling every year and utilises modern technologies for the production of recycled materials. With an installed and projected annual output capacity of 350,000 tonnes, the company is one of the world's leading plastics recyclers. Analyses by the life cycle assessment specialist c7-consult now confirm the Efficient production at a total of four locations in Mexico and Germany<\/strong>. There, Alplarecycling produces rPET and rHDPE, which contains up to 87 per cent less CO<\/span>2<\/sub> caused as new goods.<\/p>

\u201eThe figures confirm our approach. We produce climate-friendly recycling solutions with a regional focus, process them into new packaging and thus promote the \u201abottle-to-bottle\u2018 cycle. In this way, we ensure safe, affordable and sustainable packaging solutions worldwide.\u201c<\/p>

Georg L\u00e4sser<\/strong>, Director Business Development, Procurement and Sales Recycling at\u00a0Alpla<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>

Alplarecycling produces 30,000 tonnes of rHDPE every year at its recycling plant in Toluca, Mexico. The production process in Toluca produces 0.69 kg CO<\/span>2<\/sub>e per kilogramme. These are 70 per cent fewer emissions than with HDPE virgin material<\/strong> (2,32 g CO<\/span>2<\/sub>e per kilogramme). Since 2005, the the company<\/span> in the joint venture ALWAYS<\/span> (Industria Mexicana de Reciclaje S.A. de C.V.) together with Coca-Cola FEMSA<\/span> and The Coca Cola Company in Toluca the then first PET recycling plant in Latin America<\/strong>. It has an annual production capacity of 16,000 tonnes of rPET. According to the analysis, production causes only 0.38 kg CO<\/span>2<\/sub>e per kilogram, which is 87 per cent less than virgin PET (2.90 kg CO<\/span>2<\/sub>e per kilogramme).<\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div><\/div>

The rPET production capacity in Mexico will be increased to 51,000 tonnes next year. In cooperation with Coca-Cola FEMSA<\/span> the work is currently under construction Planeta<\/span>\u00a0(Planta Nueva Ecolog\u00eda de Tabasco) in Cunduac\u00e1n. For the collection, the joint venture partners use the model of the paid acceptance of used PET bottles and social co-operations<\/strong>.<\/p>

\u201eRecycling is a key element in the packaging solutions of the future. We want to convince people of the benefits and base this on sound data. Precisely analysing our plants also enables us to improve our ecological footprint in a targeted manner.\u201c<\/p>

Carlos Torres Ballesteros<\/strong>, Alpla<\/span> Managing Director Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean<\/p><\/blockquote>

With an annual production capacity of 43,000 tonnes of rPET, Alplarecycling is one of the largest PET recycling companies in Germany. Material from the Yellow Bag is processed at the site in Bitterfeld-Wolfen (Saxony-Anhalt). To this end, unique sorting and processing facilities were built in 2019. The recycling of PET bottles from household collection leads to a slightly higher energy requirement for washing. In Bitterfeld-Wolfen, for example, 0.93 kg per kilogramme of rPET CO<\/span>2<\/sub>e on. This causes the Recycled material 68 per cent lower emissions than virgin material<\/strong>. At the PET recycling site in Bad Salzuflen (North Rhine-Westphalia), the figure is just 0.68 kg CO<\/span>2<\/sub>e per kilogramme, which corresponds to a reduction of 77 per cent.<\/p>