greenPlast-food

The flagship project greenPLAST-food, entitled “Green plastic recycling plant for food contact materials,” aims to revolutionize the recycling of plastic packaging waste (PP) and polyethylene (PE) for use in food contact materials (FCM). This collaborative project is researching the development of innovative, energy-efficient, and sustainable processes for KVA recycling, with a focus on producing safe, high-quality polyolefin recyclates that meet the high decontamination standards for LCM. In addition, the assessment of the environmental and social sustainability of the process technologies ensures the establishment of a sustainable, scalable, and industrially viable solution for the recycling of IWMS. Accompanying the process development, an ecological and social life cycle analysis is being carried out in order to select suitable processes for a sustainable green plastics recycling plant and to avoid trade-offs or a shift in ecological and social burdens within the future recycling value chain, as well as to achieve maximum energy efficiency through the integration of renewables energy.