Recycling of Household Plastic
Reference: Dansk Affaldsminimering
How do you create a commercial breakthrough for recycling household plastic in Denmark? With a circular business model.
Viegand Maagøe has assisted Dansk Affaldsminimering in executing such business model. Currently, Dansk Affaldsminimering is the only Danish recycler of household plastic.
How we completed the assignment
In Denmark, it is against the law to burn sorted household plastic. Until now, the recycling options for this fraction of waste has not existed. Which is why, Danish waste handlers have been forced to export around 200.000 tons of plastic annually.
Dansk Affaldsminimering is the first company to utilize this resource commercially. Viegand Maagøe has in cooperation with Dansk Affaldsminimering obtained extended knowledge about the obstacles, the profits, and the environmental impacts as well as the potentials for using household plastic as a resource.
are produced every year in Denmark
and less than 10 % gets recycledViegand Maagøe have:
- created an overview of energy consumption, materials, and resources
- quantified the environmental impacts connected to recycling household plastic
- converted the results into promotional material
- developed a five-year strategical road map
- developed a circular business model.
Recycling vs Reuse
Recycling: Waste materials are transformed into new raw materials, which are used to manufacture new products.
Reuse: Products or materials are reused in their original form or with minimal changes.
Reference: Dansk Affaldsminimering
Contract period: 2019
Results
Dansk Affaldsminimering can solve a huge waste issue in Denmark and while simultaneously replace production of new plastic with a cleaner alternative.
is being saved by the society for every kilogram of plastic being recycled
With our assistance, Dansk Affaldsminimering can invest in a plant that will make them suppliers of compounded plastic products. These products will be fully competitive with newly produced plastic. This will bring Dansk Affaldsminimering a great step closer to the aim of recycling a larger part of the Danish household plastic.
With Viegand Maagøe’s assistance, Dansk Affaldsminimering has:
- a clear plan of investments for the next five years
- a more explicit message on CO2 savings
- calculations that support their message.
