We transform waste into raw material

Auch weiche Plastikfolien lassen sich recyceln, wie das Beispiel von enespa beweist.
Falls Sie regelmässig Kunststoffe oder verunreinigte Kraftstoffe entsorgen, kann es sich für Sie lohnen, die Möglichkeit auszuloten, diese zurück in den Kreislauf zu führen.
Auch weiche Plastikfolien lassen sich recyceln, wie das Beispiel von enespa beweist.
Falls Sie regelmässig Kunststoffe oder verunreinigte Kraftstoffe entsorgen, kann es sich für Sie lohnen, die Möglichkeit auszuloten, diese zurück in den Kreislauf zu führen.
Rohstoffe sinnvoll nutzen

Das Team um Dr. Albert Paparo hilft Ihnen dabei, aus Ihrem Abfallstoff, Geld zu machen. Denn die Kreislaufwirtschaft funktioniert nur dann, wenn sie sich auch finanziell lohnt.

Circulation systems

The plastics industry operates a system that is currently almost exclusively based on fossil oil and keeps very little of it in the system. This results in many negative consequences. We close the plastic cycle through the chemical recycling of mixed plastic and scrap tyres, as well as the refinement of used oil.

enespa closes the circle

Chemical recycling

Storage in the buffer box

Production of granulate

Sorting and shredding in the grinder

Plastic waste

Product manufacture and use

Oil recovery

Pyrolysis/thermolysis & condensation

Heating in the extruder

The chemical recycling process steps (highlighted in white) close the plastic cycle.

Earning money with plastic waste

What was not even possible 20 years ago is now a reality: energieeffiziente Anlagen and a product with the quality of a tradable naphtha. Our aim now is to establish chemical recycling.

Play Video about A hand reaches into a large container. It contains shredded plastic particles of plastic waste.

Plastic-to-oil means converting mixed plastic waste into a high-quality product oil. The video shows a pyrolysis plant with a throughput of 5 tonnes/day (WastX Plastic P5).

Play Video about A hand reaches into a large container. It contains shredded plastic particles of plastic waste.
Plastic-to-oil means converting mixed plastic waste into a high-quality product oil. The video shows a pyrolysis plant with a throughput of 5 tonnes/day (WastX Plastic P5).

Investing in the future

Goal number 12 in the wording: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

12 Responsible production

Goal number 13 in the wording: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

13 Climate action

Goal number 14 in the wording: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development

14 Life below water

Goal number 6 in the wording: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

6 Clean water

5 facts about plastic waste
  • Over 400 million tonnes of plastic were produced worldwide in 2022. Half of this is packaging material that is used once and then thrown away. Source: Statista

  • Only about 9% of plastic waste is recycled. 2% is incinerated and 79% ends up in landfill or in the environment (9 million tonnes per year in the sea). Source: Ocean Care

  • Over 40 per cent of all plastics are used only once and then thrown away. Estimates of the longevity of plastic range from 450 years to "forever". Source: National Geographic

  • 73% - 80% of the rubbish on beaches consists of plastic: cigarette filters, bottles, bottle caps, packaging, bags, polystyrene or balloon strings in which animals can become entangled. Source: WWF

  • So far, there are reports of over 700 marine species that have eaten plastic or become entangled in it. By 2050, practically every seabird species in the world will be eating plastic. Source: National Geographic

Strong partnerships

The president of the BioDesign Foundation searches for plastic fishing waste on a boat.
Our partner Roberto Guerini, President of the BioDesign Foundation , in search of nets made from polypropylene, polyethylene and nylon, which have been in use since the 1960s. enespa is reintroducing these nets into the plastic cycle.

Milestones

25. October 2024
 | Dominik Dörig

Rückblick ausserordentliche Generalversammlung 2024

Am 24. Oktober 2024 fand die ausserordentliche GV statt. Die meisten Aktionäre reichten ihre Stimmen bereits im Vorfeld brieflich ein. Die Statutenanpassung wurde mit grossem Mehr angenommen.

AdBlue® by enespa

The plastic containers with AdBlue are automatically labelled on a conveyor belt.
At our site in Bernsdorf, we produce the urea solution that reduces nitrogen dioxide emissions from diesel vehicles. In the picture: our labelling station.
This is how the circular economy works!

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