A factor that increases added value in post-consumer recycling is EREMA's joint venture with Lindner Washtech, ensuring a well-balanced end-to-end process.
"One of the main success factors for consistent recyclate quality from post-consumer waste streams is the optimal coordination of each process step, from sorting and recycling to the final product," says Clemens Kitzberger. Openness for knowledge transfer is needed here along the whole value chain. That is why EREMA works together closely with strong partners, including within its own group of companies. The joint venture with Lindner has established a close partnership between EREMA and Lindner Washtech. While Lindner Washtech provides high-quality preparation of the input material with sorting, cold and hot washing, EREMA ensures effective cleaning and decontamination with its extrusion and filtration technology. Because the processes are well-coordinated, consistent recyclate quality is produced with optimised energy consumption. One specific application example is a project at Polymer Matters in Ireland, who have applied to the European Commission for food-grade approval. In this application, HDPE milk bottles from household recycling schemes are processed into rHDPE and used for the production of new milk bottles.
“One of the main success factors for consistent recyclate quality from post-consumer waste streams is the optimal coordination of each process step, from sorting and recycling to the final product.”
Clemens Kitzberger, Business Development Manager for Post Consumer Recycling at the EREMA Group
Visitors to this year's K trade fair can gain an insight into the successful joint venture between EREMA and Lindner Washtech at the Edvanced Recycling Centre in the outdoor area.
Find out more and visit EREMA at K 2025: Hall 9, Stand: C09
and at the Edvanced Recycling Centre: Outdoor area, CE03
From used milk bottles back to the shelf: Polymer Matters in Ireland shows how successful post-consumer recycling works in the real world. Together with Lindner Washtech, EREMA supplies the technologies used to efficiently process HDPE milk bottles from household recycling schemes to make food-grade recycled pellets.
