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Sorting plant RCS (Photo credit: Stadler)

Recycling

STADLER achieves high-purity plastic flakes and increases productivity at RCS PET sorting plant

Altshausen, Germany

RCS is a company based in Werne, Germany, specializing in recycling management. With over 40 years’ experience, it provides companies efficient and sustainable solutions for the disposal of commercial waste with its three core competencies – waste disposal, raw material recycling and plastics. Sustainability and the environmentally friendly use of resources are the principles at the heart of RCS’s corporate philosophy.

They run through every aspect of its operation, such as the advanced processes it uses to collect and transform waste into secondary raw materials, returning them to the production cycle. These core values also form the basis for its service to clients, as it works in partnership with them to develop a concept that is environmentally friendly and individually tailored to their needs.

An important area of focus for RCS is the recycling of PET bottles to produce plastic flakes for a variety of applications and high-quality regranulate for the food sector. This activity is centered at its sorting plant, where it separates clear PET from color PET – which account for 85% of the input – aluminum and ferrous cans, film and other materials. With a capacity of 7 tonnes/hour, the plant operates on a continuous shift system, processing used PET bottles into high-quality food grade plastic flakes. 

The purity of the flakes is of paramount importance, as they are destined to the production of a variety of plastic products, from plastic fibers to   films and packaging tapes, as well as products for the food industry. Every outgoing Big Bag is carefully checked for residual moisture, bulk density, incorrect colors and contaminants, as well as grain size distribution and adhesive residues to ensure the high quality of the output.

The STADLER Label Remover has been in operation at the RCS PET sorting plant, where it has proved to be an effective solution: “We are very satisfied with the Label Remover because it requires less maintenance and its throughput is geared to that of our plant. With this machine, there is less wear on the knives and the machine is not very susceptible to impurities such as foil or wood. In addition, it does not cause any damage to the PET bottles. With the Label Remover, we can separate the labels from the bottles before sorting, which enables us to guarantee a consistently high level of purity,” concludes Alexander Rimmer. 

STADLER’s long-standing relationship with RCS is a hallmark of the company’s approach to serving its customers, as Willi Stadler, CEO of the STADLER Group, explains: “I am very proud of having worked side by side with RCS over the years, building a real partnership that has enabled us to support them as their business has grown and evolved. Together, we have been able to anticipate the changes in market demand and find effective solutions for their operation. I am looking forward to being at their side, helping them meet future challenges.”

www.w-stadler.de

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