Extrusion International 3-2025

40 Extrusion International 3/2025 RECYCLING – CASE STUDY Large Containers, Small Footprint – IBC Container Recycling The Danish company Dansk Emballage, located in Vamdrup, specializes in the collection and reprocessing of Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBC). The containers are sorted, washed, and recycled on-site. A significant role in this process is played by a WEIMA W5.18 single-shaft shredder. D ansk Emballage brings over 30 years of experience in trading new and reconditioned industrial pack- aging such as IBCs, drums, jerrycans, and pallets. The company collects these packages, cleans, repairs, and recycles them in an ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified process. When reconditioning is not possible, the bot - tles from the IBCs are subjected to material recycling. The same concept applies to plastic drums and cans. The containers come from companies in the chemical and food industries throughout Scandinavia. "Every day, our employees work on a mission: to do something good for the environment. With our custom - ized and intelligent solutions, we continuously optimize the recycling cycle for the benefit of our planet. Plastic is not a bad material but a good one when it is recycled and not burned or disposed of in nature," says Mar- tin Schack Staffeldt, Managing Director of Dansk Em - ballage in Vamdrup, Denmark. The brand-new recycling line: A WEIMA W5.18, a granulator, and a friction washer Empty IBC containers on the premises of Dansk