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Value-added recycling for compliance through to the labor market<\/h2><\/div>

Geisenheim \/ Ortenberg, 29. August 2023<\/em> \u2013 While waste separation and recycling are mandatory and standard in the private sector, the situation is often di\ufb00erent in industry: “Plastic waste, o\ufb00cuts and old material generated in companies are often not recycled but disposed of. Together with many partners, we are working to change this permanently and make recycling the standard also in the plastics industry,” says Heiko P\ufb01ster, Managing Director of Pekutherm. The company, based in Geisenheim am Rhein, specializes in the recycling of special transparent plastics such as acrylic glass (PMMA), PC (polycarbonate) and PETG.<\/p>\n

One example shows the potential of recycling: Sch\u00e4fer Kunststo\ufb00technik GmbH from Ortenberg, a plastics processor, was able to return 89 tons of material to the cycle last year, saving over 400 tons of CO2<\/sub> in the process. The medium-sized company with around 100 employees develops and produces high-quality products from semi-\ufb01nished plastic products, primarily complex machine cladding for mechanical engineering and precision parts for laboratory and medical technology made from acrylic glass and other plastics. Sch\u00e4fer processes over 400 tons of raw material per year, 320 tons of which is PMMA alone.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Offcuts are worth their weight in gold<\/h2><\/div>

Sch\u00e4fer Kunststo\ufb00technik collects all waste – o\ufb00cuts, unused material and old material – in the Ecobox provided by Pekutherm. The foldable and space-saving collection container was developed by Pekutherm and is also available to other plastics processors. The holistic and seamlessly integrated concept also takes care of the logistics of the Ecoboxes. As a certi\ufb01ed waste management company, Pekutherm produces sorted recyclates from the plastic waste produced – the waste is not exported.<\/p>\n

“As a company, we are aware of the urgent need to reduce our resource consumption and further minimize our ecological footprint. We are proud to make an active contribution to environmental protection by recycling plastic waste and to be committed to a sustainable future,” explains Joachim Sch\u00e4fer, Managing Director of Sch\u00e4fer Kunststofftechnik, who has been working with Pekutherm in the \ufb01eld of plastics recycling for many years. And the offcuts also have value: the amount produced is remunerated in line with current raw material prices instead of having to be written o\ufb00 completely on disposal or even generating additional costs.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Sustainability is required<\/h2><\/div>

Sustainability is becoming increasingly important in more and more industries: compliance requirements, for example, only permit business relationships with companies with proven environmental protection activities. Pekutherm issues a recycling certi\ufb01cate that not only shows
\nthe amount of material collected, but also the amount of CO2<\/sub> spared for the environment. With this certi\ufb01cate, companies can also demonstrate their environmental friendliness to the outside world. For Sch\u00e4fer Kunststofftechnik alone, this amounts to over 400 tons of CO2<\/sub> – extrapolated to the whole of Germany, the recycling concept developed by Pekutherm can save many thousands of tons of CO2<\/sub>. “We process PMMA, PC or PETG waste into pure and sorted recyclates that are reprocessed into high-quality and durable products in the plastics industry. There is no down-cycling, no export of plastic waste, but new products are created, including visually sophisticated products such as displays, lamps or carport covers, to name just a few examples,” explains Heiko P\ufb01ster from Pekutherm.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\"O\ufb00cuts<\/a><\/span><\/div>
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Offcuts for recycling: The collected material can be processed into new material without any loss of quality \/ Source: Sch\u00e4fer Kunststofftechnik GmbH<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Cutting<\/a><\/span><\/div>
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Cutting system at Sch\u00e4fer Kunststofftechnik: 320 tons of PMMA are processed at the company every year \/ Source: Sch\u00e4fer Kunststofftechnik GmbH<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Cutting<\/a><\/span><\/div>
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Cutting of Plexiglas sheet material at Sch\u00e4fer Kunststofftechnik \/ Source: Sch\u00e4fer Kunststofftechnik GmbH<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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