A new level in plastic waste recycling

The development of the chemical recycling project for plastic waste is currently on hold.

VKG planned to build the first plant in Estonia that would enable chemical recycling of plastic waste and produce plastic oil – a valuable raw material for manufacturing new plastics. The goal of the project was to give plastic waste a new life, reduce incineration and landfilling, and significantly increase plastic waste recycling in Estonia.

The plant would have increased the recycling rate of plastic waste in Estonia from the current 25% to nearly 40%. This would have reduced the use of fossil resources and helped address one of the biggest environmental problems – the accumulation of plastic waste. Producing plastic oil would have created a new raw material source for the chemical industry and promoted the circular economy.

Although development is currently paused, VKG will continue to seek circular and sustainable solutions in the future.