Waste fractions at resource centres
Find out more about the different fractions of household packaging waste collected at resource centres.
1. Mixed PMD packaging
Description of the fraction:
Plastic: Bottles, flasks, pots, cups, plastic trays
Metal: Tins, cans and trays made of aluminium or steel
Drink cartons:
Treatment method and facility: Mechanical sorting at the Hein Déchets facility, together with blue bags, then transport to various recycling channels
Recycling rate:
| Material | Recycling | Recovery | Disposal |
| Plastic | 81% | 19% | 0% |
| Metal | 90% | 10% | 0% |
| Drink cartons | 75% | 25% | 0% |
The rates are based on the material sent for recycling from the Hein Déchets sorting facility, corresponding to a mixture of material collected at resource centres and blue bags collected door-to-door.
2. Plastics films
Description of fraction: Plastic films, bags and sachets
Treatment method and facility: Mechanical recycling at Pakufol Folienprodukte GmbH (Germany)
Recycling rate:
| Material | Recycling | Recovery | Disposal |
| Plastic films | 91% | 9% | 0% |
3. Eco-bags
Description of fraction
Reusable Eco-bags provided by Valorlux and collected separately at resource centres
Treatment method and facility: Mechanical recycling at Veolia (Belgium)
Recycling rate:
| Material | Recycling | Recovery | Disposal |
| Eco-bags | 100% | 0% | 0% |
4. Non-recyclable packaging
Description of fraction
Black plastic packaging, multi-layer packaging such as coffee, crisps and pet food packets, medicine packaging and non-Valorlux reusable bags.
Treatment method and facility: Energy recovery at Lamesch Exploitation SA.
Recycling rate:
| Materials | Recycling | Recovery | Disposal |
| Non-recyclable packaging | 0% | 100% | 0% |
5. Corks
Description of the fraction
Corks
Treatment method and facility: Mechanical recycling at NEVEON Nürtingen GmbH (Germany), a partner of Diakonie Kork. The corks collected for Diakonie Kork as part of the ‘Korken für Kork’ campaign are used to support the Hanauerland workshops, which are workshops for people with disabilities.
Recycling rate:
| Material | Recycling | Recovery | Disposal |
| Corks | 100% | 0% | 0% |
For every tonne collected, Valorlux provides financial support to the non-profit organisation ASA to fund the training of assistance dogs as part of the “E Stopp fir e Mupp” initiative.
6. Styrofoam packaging
Description of the fraction
Styrofoam packaging
Treatment method and facility: Mechanical recycling at Soprema (France)
Recycling rate:
| Material | Recycling | Recovery | Disposal |
| Styrofoam | 99% | 1% | 0% |
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