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PolskiOrkos goes green
Orkos Estonia OÜ is a company that produces high quality LDPE regranulate. Their product – Orkos™ LDPE (low-density polyethylene) regranulate – is primarily used in the production of packaging and plastic materials in a wide range of market segments for different functions.
In 2017, the company invested millions of euros in a state-of-the-art recycling technology that enables to run highly efficient production 24/7 with an annual volume up to 10,000 tons.
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Estonia
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Orkos has made significant progress in reducing its carbon footprint, with the latest 2022 annual report showing a footprint of just 83g CO2eq per 1kg of production. The company’s production process is based entirely on the recycling of LPDE film waste, which allows to avoid emissions by replacing the primary polyethylene granulate.
Orkos’ goal is to tackle the global issues related to plastic waste and stand for the principles of resource efficiency thorough the value chain. Currently they are focused on film material, but their aim is to widen the scope to other plastic materials that are being used inefficiently. As a result of their daily action, more than 8,000 tons of film waste gets recycled annually, which is more than the film waste collected from the Estonian market in a year.
In accordance with the European Green Deal, Orkos Estonia has taken ambitious steps to move towards carbon neutral production. Their quality management system requires Orkos to conduct a screening carbon footprint (CFP) calculation on a regular basis based on the operation data in 2019. Based on the study, Orkos Estonia set an ambitious target to improve its environmental impact constantly through the years.
Local, national, and European levels.
The business model of Orkos Estonia is 100% based on the circular economy. Orkos Estonia has helped to improve public awareness of the importance of the circular economy and waste management by opening its production to the stakeholders active in climate protection.
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