RESOURCE
Large sorting plant commissioned in Denmark
By Plasteurope.com staff
ReSource Denmark (Esbjerg) commissioned a large sorting plant in Esbjerg towards the end of May. With a capacity of 160,000 t/y, it is the largest of its kind in the Scandinavian country, according to Quantafuel (Oslo, Norway; www.quantafuel.com) – the Norwegian recycling company operates the joint venture, ReSource Denmark, together with UK waste management company Viridor (Taunton; www.viridor.co.uk).
ReSource Denmark (Esbjerg) commissioned a large sorting plant in Esbjerg towards the end of May. With a capacity of 160,000 t/y, it is the largest of its kind in the Scandinavian country, according to Quantafuel (Oslo, Norway; www.quantafuel.com) – the Norwegian recycling company operates the joint venture, ReSource Denmark, together with UK waste management company Viridor (Taunton; www.viridor.co.uk).
 (l. to r.) ReSource plant manager Lars Kristensen, Esbjerg Mayor Jesper Frost Rasmussen, and Danish member of parliament Marianne Bigum (Photo: Quantafuel) |
Quantafuel sees the opening of the plant as an important step in realising Denmark’s recycling ambitions, as sorting has been a bottleneck for over a decade. The national government in Copenhagen wants to increase the recycling rate of plastic packaging waste to at least 50% by 2025, and to 55% by 2030, and in doing so thus drastically reduce thermal recycling of plastics waste.
01.07.2024 Plasteurope.com [255645-0]
Published on 01.07.2024
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