Recovery of HDPE products by Jcoplastic for recycling and transformation in secondary raw materials
Organisation or Company
Type of organisation or company
Country
Italy
City
Buccino (Basilicata Region); Battipaglia (Campania Region)
Turkish
Key Area
Project elaborated in partnership
No
Sector
Scope
Submitted by
ICESP (Italian Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform)
Maurizio Mansi
Description
Jcoplastic buys back post consumer High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) products. After a cleaning and sanitation process, it disassembles them and shreds them again. The secondary raw material obtained is analysed and characterised, then extruded for reusing in a new production cycle.
Post-consumer HDPE products come from the company's business activities (plastic containers for waste management, agriculture, industries, etc). Usually these end-of-life products are considered as waste, because their owners cannot use them any longer.
Main activity field
Identified challenge (s)
Main results
This is a circular model of producing HDPE products, with the following impacts:
- Environmental impact: end-of-life products return to the production chain, not in the waste production cycle.
- Energy impact: the use of secondary raw materials reduces the quantity of energy needed for extracting, transporting and producing raw material of fossil origin, and consequently CO2 emissions too.
- Economic impact: less raw materials are needed.
- Employment impact: the supply chain needs skilled labour.