The LIFE Plasmix project is focused on the development of new recycling processes for plastic materials from the post-consumer mixed plastic waste of solid urban waste treatment plants. One of the main objectives is to reduce the amount of plastic waste that is incinerated or buried in landfills. We aim to reuse plastic materials such as polypropylene or polystyrene, which are currently recycled in a very low percentage. The recovered material will be reused in the automotive sector and in the manufacture of food packaging.
The project has enabled the installation of a new mechanical sorting and recycling line for post-consumer plastic waste in Granada. The waste is automatically separated and classified by means of mechanical and optical separators capable of selecting the different types of polymers. Subsequently, the sorted materials are shredded and undergo a washing, extrusion and pelletising process to create a pellet that is used as a raw material for the manufacture of new products.
The project consortium is made up of FCC Medio Ambiente as leader and ANAIP, Andaltec, Lindner Washtech (Germany), Lindner Washtech Engineering (Austria), Pellenc Selective Technologies (France), Stadler Selecciona, Stadler Anlagenbau (Germany) and the University of Granada as partners.
