The partnership is setting a new standard in recycling efficiency and environmental responsibility through sustainable design and a commitment to high-quality sorting, while playing a crucial role in Dansk Retursystem’s broader sustainability goals, including CO2 neutrality by 2030.
Sustainability has been central to the project, with the facility designed to maintain a fully closed-loop recycling system. The plant separates aluminum cans and PET bottles with high precision, ensuring material quality is preserved for reuse in food-grade packaging. Key client requirements for the project included 99% PET/ALU purity, 99,5% ferrous removal and 99% availability.
Efficiency drives every aspect of the design. Bollegraaf’s advanced technologies, including an energy-efficient baler consuming 30% less power than conventional models, reduce both energy use and maintenance requirements. The streamlined layout minimizes conveyors, optimizing operational performance.
Built for future adaptability, the plant can respond to changing regulations and material compositions, such as emerging packaging types, with the capacity to increase throughput by up to 30%.
A key technical challenge — removal of loose labels from mixed waste streams — was solved through a unique dual-equipment system that ensures effective label extraction while maintaining smooth processing of aluminum and PET materials.
Collaboration played a vital role in the project’s success. Dansk Retursystem’s workforce contributed directly to the planning phase, providing insights from the previous facility. Their feedback generated 270 actionable improvements that shaped a safer, more efficient, and future-ready design.
Recently the timelapse video that shows the creation of this facility, has become available. You can find it here.
