Abu Dhabi group, Veolia to set up PET recycling plant
01 December 2020
Abu Dhabi-based Alliances for Global Sustainability (AGS) has announced a long-term partnership with Veolia, a leading provider of water, waste and energy management solutions, to establish the most advanced food-grade polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling plant in the GCC region.
The plant, which is being backed by a number of entities including Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi, Tadweer and Kizad, will have a capacity to produce 14,000 tonnes of PET using advanced sorting technologies, coupled with a high-performance washing line.
The project will fully integrate Abu Dhabi’s and the UAE’s ambitious waste management strategy, which aims to divert waste from landfill, enhance recycling, and promote a circular economy. To close the loop, the new recycling plant will be located in Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad).
It will also boast a state-of-the-art extrusion process for sorting, shredding and washing the PET, before it is melted into regenerated raw material that can be used for food and beverag packaging.
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