PET to PET
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| PET to PET Recycling Österreich GmbH | |
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| Headquarters | Müllendorf, Austria |
Key people | Dipl. Ing. Christian Strasser, CEO |
Number of employees | 75 |
| Website | www.pet2pet.at |
Company Profile
PET to PET Recycling Österreich GmbH was founded in April 2006 and is operated by leading companies in the Austrian beverage industry. In operation since 2007 the company attaches great importance to the highest quality and ongoing development in terms of sustainability. Today PET to PET can be considered as one of the most modern PET recycling plants in the world. PET to PET contributes significantly to a functioning recycling economy in Austria. In 2020, capacities were expanded with the extension of the handling areas and the expansion of the granulation plant. These projects are supported by the funding agency of of Burgenland and co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund.
PET to PET converts used PET bottles into valuable raw material for new PET bottles. With its PET recycling plant, the Austrian beverage industry fulfils the obligations of the sustainability agenda signed by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, the trade industry, and the waste management and recycling industry. This agenda means a targeted, ecological recycling of PET bottles in a closed-loop packaging cycle as well as reducing carbon dioxide emissions and promoting returnable bottles, focused on the production of high-quality, food-grade recycled PET, which is used for “bottle-to-bottle recycling” turning old PET bottles into new ones.
Every year, the company converts approximately 26,000 tonnes of used PET bottles into high-quality, food-grade recycled PET (secondary raw material).
Products / Technology
- PET flakes
- PET granulates
History
- 2006 - founded in Müllendorf, Austria
References
PETplanet Insider Articles
Issue 07 / 2023: Recycling record for PET to PET: 17,700 tons in the first half of 2023
Issue 12 / 2022: Austrian PET recycler celebrates its 15 th anniversary
Issue 10 / 2021: Seamless and resource-saving recycling of PET bottles
