Klöckner Pentaplast and IK Working group close the recycling loop with successful pilot on plastic rigid food trays

摘要

Köckner Pentaplast (kp), a plastics manufacturer of food trays, has worked with the German Plastic Packaging Industry Association (IK) to create a successful pilot project for the closed-loop recycling of Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic food trays. Nobert Adamzyk (Sites Managing Director and Operations Manager in Germany) and Berthold Tiefensee (HSHEQ Manager for North-West Europe) from kp in Ritterhude, Germany, managed the pilot project and Mr Adamzyk said "We have shown that we really can close the loop for plastic food trays, turning them into new recycled plastic trays. This offers a viable option for dealing effectively with what has always been a very challenging post-consumer waste stream." This successful outcome represents an important step forward for sustain-ability.