Earth News
Winner:

Eco Panplas

Project:

Contaminated Plastic Packaging Recycling without using water and without waste generation

Country:

Brazil

Pure drinking water is the basis for our life but also for the production of our food. In Brazil, around 1 billion plastic bottles filled with lubricating oil are thrown away every year. Unfortunately, 1 liter of oil is enough to contaminate about 2000 liters of water. To solve this problem, the company Eco Panplas from Brazil has developed a patented innovative and efficient production system which separates the oil from the plastic in an ecological way. This is done without waste and even without the use of water. As a result, with the help of partners a recycled plastic raw material is also produced, from which new oil packaging is made. This also results in a corresponding cost saving. 10 million packages of oil have already been processed in this way, keeping 17 billion liters of water clean.

THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS