Plastic recycling

Turn recycled plastic into a viable business

Using recycled plastic is about more than simply finding a recycled material. To work in a product, the material needs to meet the right requirements for quality, properties, processing and cost.

RISE helps companies evaluate material flows, develop recycling processes and produce recycled materials that perform in real products and production processes.

We can help you answer questions such as:

• Which recycled material is suitable for our product and process?
• How are material properties affected as the recycled content increases?
• How can we ensure consistent and documented material quality?
• Which recycling technology is best suited to our material and intended end product?
• Which additives or process adaptations are needed?
• How can we test and verify the material before scaling up?
• How do we move from laboratory trials to industrial production?

Whether your goal is to increase the recycled content of a product, develop a new product or create a new circular material flow, we can help you move forward.

From plastic waste to new products

We have expertise across the entire plastics value chain – from materials and recycling to compounding, processing, testing and verification. We work with companies to:

1. Evaluate materials and flows: We analyse the composition, properties and quality of plastics and assess relevant recycling routes and potential applications.

2. Develop and optimise: We test recycling processes, formulations, additives and process parameters to improve material properties and performance.

3. Test and verify: We characterise and test recycled materials and products against relevant requirements and standards.

4. Scale up: With expertise in areas including compounding and injection moulding, we can help you move from material trials to products and industrial processes. The result is not just a tested material, but a better understanding of how it can perform in your process and product.

The right recycling technology for the right material

Different plastic materials and product flows require different recycling solutions. We help you identify and develop the right approach based on material, contaminants, volumes, quality requirements and intended end product.

Mechanical recycling

Development and evaluation of mechanical plastic recycling processes, from material flows to recycled raw materials and products.

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Chemical recycling

Development and evaluation of processes in which plastics are broken down into chemical building blocks that can be used to produce new materials.

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Thermal recycling

We also investigate thermal processes for recovering value from materials that are not suitable for material recycling.

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For companies across the plastics value chain

We work with companies in sectors including:

Construction and infrastructure · Automotive · Packaging · Medtech · Consumer products · Manufacturing · Plastic recycling · Waste management and recycling

Do you need to find a viable route from plastic waste or recycled raw materials to a new product? Talk to us.