Swedish Plastic Recycling is investing in the construction of Site Zero, the world's largest and most advanced plastic recycling facility. The facility will have the capacity to recycle all plastic packaging from Swedish households and achieve circularity without any CO2 emissions. It will be able to handle 200,000 tonnes of plastic packaging per year and recycle a wide range of plastic types. The facility will be completely climate neutral, powered by renewable energy, and any non-recyclable waste will be sent for energy recovery without emissions. The total investment for Site Zero is approximately SEK 1 billion.
Swedish Plastic Recycling is investing heavily in building the world’s largest and most modern facility for plastic recycling, Site Zero. The facility will be able to recycle all plastic packaging from Swedish households and make plastics circular – completely without any CO2 emissions.
With Site Zero Swedish Plastic Recycling is doubling it's capacity and will be able to handle 200,000 tonnes of plastic packaging per year. Thanks to cutting-edge technology it will be possible to recycle practically all types of plastic. Today the facility can manage four types of plastic – in the future Site Zero will make it possible to sort and recycle twelve different types. Any small parts of plastic that remain after the sorting process are separated to be sent to chemical recycling, or to become new composite products. At Site Zero, zero packaging goes to incineration.
Swedish Plastic Recycling is also preparing for washing and granulation of the plastic in phase two, which is planned for 2025. Then our entire plastic flow in Sweden can become circular.
Climate neutral facility
Site Zero will be completely climate neutral with zero emissions. The facility is powered by renewable energy, and the small amount of plastic and other waste that cannot be recycled will be sent to energy recovery without climate emissions, so-called CCS (Carbon Capture Storage). There are also plans to produce renewable energy by covering the building’s large flat roof with solar panels.
“This investment creates the prerequisites needed for making Sweden a world leader in plastic recycling. Being able to do it together with our producer customers and owners, who consist of large parts of the Swedish business community, is very inspiring” – Mattias Philipsson, CEO of Swedish Plastic Recycling.
This is Site Zero
- Location: Motala Business Park (owned by Swedish Plastic Recycling)
Zero Site Area: Approx. 60,000 sqm - Receiving capacity: 200,000 tonnes of plastic packaging per year. Site Zero will be able to receive all plastic packaging from Swedish households
- Sorting capacity: PP, HDPE, LDPE, PET tray, PET bottles (coloured and transparent), PP film, EPS, PS, PVC, two grades of Polyolefin mix, metal and non-plastic waste
- Agglomeration output: Chemical recycling, composite products, energy recovery with CCS
- Other: Fully automated process, 60 Near Infra Red (NIR) sensors, approx. 5 km conveyor belt, washing and granulation in phase two
- Total investment: Approximately SEK 1 billion (year 2019–2023). The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Naturvårdsverket) also contributes with a financing of just over SEK 180 million through the climate investment aid programme known as Klimatklivet.