From waste to recyclable material
From waste to recyclable material
Waste is a raw material far too valuable to be incinerated or dumped in landfill. Through recycling, GreenCycle exploits waste as a resource to its full potential. This requires a sophisticated system: from the collection of recyclable materials, to transport, and finally to recycling.
Optimising material flows
Optimising material flows
The GreenCycle experts analyse the material flows of companies. This begins with the question of which recyclable materials are produced in what quantities at which locations. Based on the results of the analysis, the ideal locations for waste containers can be identified – and suggestions put forward on how best to separate the waste.
The next step is to prepare the sorted recyclable materials for efficient onward transportation. This is done using press machines specially developed by GreenCycle for this purpose. Cardboard, plastic films and even PET bottles are formed into bales by the press machines in order to maximise utilisation of the load areas of the trucks. This minimizes transport costs and reduces the environmental impact of unnecessary extra trips. For example, after pressing, 400,000 PET bottles can be transported in a single truck.
Disposal and recycling
Disposal and recycling
GreenCycle organises the collection of recyclable materials by means of a comprehensive network of small and medium-sized waste management partners, and its own fleet. At the same time, GreenCycle ensures that the separated and pressed recyclables collected from the customer are sold at the best price to companies that recycle these materials and process them into new products.
GreenCycle also offers customers the option of setting up a closed recycling system: the company’s waste is then returned to it as a recycled product. For example, GreenCycle turns the paper and plastic waste from Lidl stores into copy paper and clear plastic sacks, which return to the branches again as consumables.