Recycling post-consumer flexible packaging materials into pyrolytic oil, undertaken by Amcor and Greenback
Amcor and Greenback Partner to Revolutionize Plastic Recycling
In a significant step towards a more sustainable future, Amcor Flexibles Europe, Middle East, and Africa, and Greenback Recycling Technologies have announced a partnership to install an advanced recycling module at Amcor's Heanor site in the United Kingdom. This innovative collaboration aims to convert post-consumer flexible packaging waste into pyrolytic oil, paving the way for a circular economy in food-grade plastics.
Andrew Green, Vice President of Amcor Flexibles Europe, Middle East, and Africa, expressed his excitement about hosting this pioneering technology at their Heanor site. He believes that combining it with Amcor's operational experience will significantly improve circularity for soft plastics and assist customers in achieving their sustainability targets.
The oil produced from this process will carry a digital certificate of provenance throughout the value chain, providing data for mass-balance allocation as it is converted into recycled plastics. This oil will find its use in various sectors, including food-contact packaging, medical plastics, and more.
Greenback's Enval advanced recycling technology can process both mono-material and multilaminate flexibles into high-quality pyrolytic oil. The organization, Britishvolt, financed the facility at the Heanor industrial estate to carry out this process, primarily focusing on household flexible packaging waste.
The project is expected to process the flexible plastic packaging waste generated by 250,000 people annually, including multi-layered packaging with aluminium. The commissioning and trial phase of this project is financed by the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and will focus on household waste, demonstrating the potential of co-locating modular recycling units within existing industrial infrastructure.
Philippe von Stauffenberg, CEO of Greenback, stated that this partnership showcases the power of collaboration in driving scalable circular solutions. He emphasized that the goal was to carry out this process in a low-emission recycling method.
To ensure transparency and traceability, the eco2Veritas traceability platform will be used to verify the entire recycling process. This platform captures data from waste receipt to oil production via AI and IoT devices.
If the trial is successful, Amcor has expressed interest in installing additional modules at both its Heanor site and beyond, potentially unlocking a fully circular solution for flexible packaging. This partnership is a testament to the power of collaboration in driving sustainable solutions and demonstrates a promising future for the plastic recycling industry.
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