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7.7

million tonnes
of plastics recycled in Europe in 2022

26,9

%

plastic recycling rate in Europe in 2022

+70

%

increase in the use of recycled plastics in new products between 2018 and 2022

Managing plastic waste for industry, retail and services

Are you an industrial company, SME, service provider or part of the retail sector?

You generate plastic waste. We offer logistics and recycling solutions tailored to your needs and at the best rates.

Plastic materials have revolutionised our lifestyles—from daily consumption to transport, leisure and construction. Their use is widespread across all sectors.

 

To prevent global plastic pollution caused by littering or environmental discharge, plastic waste must be properly managed at every stage of the value chain: from raw material use, packaging, product manufacturing, product use, to end-of-life.

 

Thanks to our expertise and experience, we offer bespoke solutions for managing your plastic waste throughout its lifecycle:

Characterisation of plastic waste, identification of polymers and fillers

On-site analysis using the latest technologies to determine the nature of your plastic waste.

Quantification to propose the best logistical solution

Si besoin, notre équipe d’experts logistiques dédiés assurent les enlèvements des déchets plastiques

Recycling at one of our own or partner facilities

Local recycling is prioritised to ensure an optimised environmental footprint

We favour closed-loop material recycling to integrate you into the circular economy.

 

Recycled plastic waste re-enters the plastics production cycle, saving the use of new non-renewable resources. This virtuous circle helps:

  • Save non-renewable fossil resources
  • Reduce CO2 emissions impacting the climate
If your needs go beyond plastic waste, we also offer:

Comprehensive solutions for collection, sorting and treatment of your waste

On-site delegated waste management for industrial sites

Plastics from these activities are handled and recycled by the same dedicated experts.

Managing plastic waste from local authorities

Are you a local authority looking for a reliable, transparent solution at attractive prices?

For household plastic packaging and waste from recycling centres, we offer solutions that ensure efficient collection, effective recycling and full traceability.

The plastics sector is under pressure to prevent environmental dispersion and ocean pollution.

 

Your role is key. As local authorities, you are responsible for managing household and similar waste, including household plastics.

 

In Europe and France, most collection and recycling targets focus on household plastic packaging, which accounts for millions of tonnes of waste annually. Recent regulations such as the Single-Use Plastics Directive and the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation set ambitious targets for plastics. Local authorities are responsible for collecting and treating this waste.

 

Most countries require Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes, where the original producer is responsible for the end-of-life of their products.

 

We offer a tailor-made service via our national unit, ensuring optimised monitoring. This proven process brings together our long-standing expertise in the selective collection waste market.

 

Daily, this monitoring and customisation provide:

A dedicated national team at your service

Educational support on recycling

Reduced environmental impact

Full traceability via our digital solution, accessible to your teams to track material flow in real time and generate the necessary documentation for funding

Managing plastic waste for waste recycling professionals

Are you a waste recycling professional with pre-sorted plastic waste batches, either occasionally or regularly?

We offer logistics and recycling solutions tailored to your needs.

Do you have batches of plastic waste, sorted flexible packaging, WEEE plastics with or without brominated flame retardants, or PVC waste?

 

Entrust us with your batches! We operate plastic waste recycling plants in France dedicated to these used plastics:

  • Landemont (near Nantes, France): Our SUEZ RV PLASTIQUES OUEST plant recycles LDPE flexible plastic waste from industrial, commercial and agricultural packaging. It produces high-quality recycled plastic pellets that support circular use and CO2 savings.
  • Vernie (near Le Mans, France): This plant recycles PVC joinery waste and end-of-life PVC pipes and tubes. The recycled plastic, in pellet or powder form, is directly usable in new plastic products.
  • Duclair (near Rouen, France): Our SUEZ RV NORVAL plant uses technology to separate plastics with brominated flame retardants from WEEE (screens, small mixed appliances). It also separates mixed plastics: PE/PP, ABS/PS.

Managing plastic waste from recycling centres

Are you a local authority with separate collection of rigid plastics at your recycling centres?

We offer a solution for recovering these mixed plastics.

Our SUEZ RV NORVAL site has the tools to separate, recycle and recover rigid plastics from your recycling centres, mainly composed of HDPE and PP.

Frequently Asked Questions

In countries lacking proper waste management infrastructure, waste ends up in the environment—water, oceans, air and soil. Globally, this represents millions of tonnes of waste annually.


Organic waste degrades naturally and is absorbed by ecosystems.

Other materials, especially plastics, do not. Plastics are durable and persist in nature for years, fragmenting and entering the food chain.


In Europe, plastic waste collection and treatment infrastructure is well-developed. Environmental plastic pollution is minimal and mostly due to littering.

Follow the 3R rule:

  • Reduce: avoid buying new products
  • Reuse: opt for second-hand items
  • Recycle: enter the circular economy to avoid pollution and save resources


In March 2022, the UN Environment Assembly adopted a historic resolution to negotiate a global treaty to end plastic pollution by 2040.

Firstly, because there are 2 categories of plastic:

  • Thermoplastics: they can be recycled when heated
  • Thermosets: once moulded, they cannot be heated for recycling. They cannot be recycled in their original function. Work is underway to find other solutions for recycling them.


Secondly, because there are many different types of plastic, and they cannot all be recycled together: they have to be sorted. There are dozens of different plastics, and for the moment, sorting is focused on the plastics that are put on the market in the largest quantities, such as PET, PE, PP and PVC.

 

Finally, thermoplastics are not generally used on their own. They may contain additives that modify their properties (colourants for colour, flame retardants to prevent fire, fillers to reinforce their mechanical properties). And they can be combined with each other and with other materials.

 

For example, in the field of packaging, a plastic bottle, which is the most recycled plastic packaging in the world, is made up of:

  • PET body
  • PE or PP cap
  • Paper or plastic label
  • Contents (e.g. water, soda, detergent)

 

Recycling must separate all components and contents—a complex process.
 

Cars contain various plastics, metals, rubber, glass—making separation and recycling even more complex.

According to a 2023 OECD report, global plastic production could triple due to economic and population growth—from 460 million to 1.3 billion tonnes. It will double in OECD countries like France, with the fastest growth expected in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.

Packaging and transport will drive much of this increase.