In operation since 2007, PET to PET Recycling Österreich GmbH produces food-grade recycled PET which is used for “bottle-to-bottle recycling”. Old PET bottles are turned into new ones in this resource-efficient recycling loop.
FEAD is the European Federation representing the European waste management industry. FEAD’s members are national waste management associations covering 19 Member States, Norway and Serbia. They have an approximate 60% share in the household waste market and handle more than 75% of industrial and commercial waste in Europe. Their combined annual turnover is approximately €75 billion. FEAD represents about 3000 companies with activities in all forms of waste management. These companies employ over 320 000 people who operate around 2400 recycling and sorting centres, 1100 composting sites, 260 waste-to-energy plants and 900 controlled landfills. They play an important role in determining the best environmental option for waste management problems.
PSLoop Project is an innovative purification process for recycling expanded polystyrene foam demolition waste containing HBCD.
This innovative project employs a ground-breaking technology for dissolving expanded polystyrene foam waste and extracting and recovering bromine from the restricted flame retardant chemical, HBCD. The bromine can then be used again to make new flame retardants.
