ALPLA has switched its PET Recycling Team plants in Wöllersdorf, Austria, and Radomsko, Poland, to a mix of electricity from renewable sources in order to produce carbon-neutral.
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The world’s first carbon-neutral rPET
Georg Lässer, Head of Recycling at ALPLA
Georg Lässer, Head of Recycling at ALPLA, said: “This step has already had a big impact on the carbon footprint of our food-grade regranulate – according to the calculations, emissions are cut by up to 90 per cent compared with virgin material. The feedback from the market regarding this further development has been very good.”
The company is now offering carbon-neutral rPET based on the purchase of certificates. The remaining, unavoidable emissions will then be offset with carbon certificates.
“The world’s first carbon-neutral regranulate can make a significant contribution to climate protection and highlight the value of used plastics,’ Lässer added.ALPLA has selected specific projects in co-operation with the climate neutrality alliance Klimaneutralitätsbündnis 2025 and the NGO Helioz. A reforestation project in Nicaragua is being supported and, in China, traditional coal-fired stoves are being replaced with ovens run on biomass. Furthermore, ALPLA is supporting the organisation Helioz, which provides solar devices that monitor water disinfection using PET bottles, in regions in Asia and Africa,.Based on lifecycle assessments, packaging types containing a high proportion of recycled material have the least impact on the climate. With the world’s first carbon-neutral rPET, ALPLA is helping its customers to achieve their sustainability goals.
Lässer concluded: “We are once again demonstrating that close collaboration between packaging developers, packaging manufacturers and recycling experts can lead to solutions which set an example for the industry.”