Hordijk Packaging wins Rethink Award for collecting and recycling innovatively
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Hordijk Packaging wins Rethink Award for collecting and recycling innovatively

We are proud to have won the Rethink Award in the recycling category. On Wednesday evening, June 23, we were presented with the award for MDS RPET and Ocean RPET. Two innovative RPET streams that we deploy and process into high-quality food packaging.

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We submitted two innovative projects for the Rethink Award. We process rPET from alternative waste streams into transparent and food-safe (EFSA approved) packaging. This way, we take a big step towards circular work. We use the new rPET streams to make high-quality transparent food packaging.

One of our partners collects plastic from the sea and the beach. This helps to clean up the plastic litter and provides a new source of raw materials. We call this rPET-stream: Ocean rPET. Another partner separates mixed plastic waste streams by magnetic density separation (MDS). This efficient and innovative method has lower CO2 emissions than traditional recycling processes. We call this MDS rPET.

The jury report
The jury thinks that Hordijk gives new sorting techniques a big boost. This is very important right now. The innovation is great publicity for the use of MDS. It puts MDS in the spotlight, in a good way. Hopefully, because of this example, more companies will start to use materials that are recognized by an MDS system.

According to the jury, Hordijk also addresses social interests with their entry. By collecting and recycling litter from the sea and beaches, consumers are made aware of the problem of litter. More importantly, it creates two solutions to problems: less litter and a new stream of recyclate.

Recognition from the sector
We find it especially valuable that the prize was given to us by the professional jury. The jury consists of various experts from the sector and is chaired by Patrick van Baal of FrieslandCampina. It underlines the importance of working together on innovative and sustainable concepts. Because only by cooperating in the chain can we really make progress.

Are you interested in packaging made of Ocean rPET or MDS rPET? Please contact Peter Koning: p.koning@hordijk.nl

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