faerch：Faerch opens processing plant to recycle 60000 tonnes of ...

After the Grand Opening of its Cirrec plant in Duiven, Faerch Group[1] aims to process used PET trays from household waste in Benelux, Germany, and Sweden at an input capacity of 60,000 tonnes – aiming to ensure that 3 billion items of rigid food packaging it sells yearly are ‘truly circular’.

Over five years of investment, Faerch has industrialized its Cirrec technology in a bid to keep recyclable plastic packaging out of landfills and incineration, instead treating it as a valuable asset for repeated use.

Speaking at the Grand Opening, business leader and climate and equalities campaigner Paul Polman encouraged businesses to adopt a Net Positive approach. This would require businesses to take a leadership role and contribute more to social and environmental causes than they take.

Faerch describes Net Positive as a ‘long-term aspiration’ for the company in its efforts to develop a circular tray material for the packaging industry.