Today is Global Recycling Day! ♻️At Evonik, we are committed to creating sustainable, value-added customer solutions, and finding ways to extend the use of our materials beyond the life of the products they are used in. Our VESTOSINT® polymers have been the ideal choice of material for dishwasher basket coating, providing longevity to the basket and protection to dishes. But what happens to dishwashing machines and in particular dishwasher baskets at the end of the appliance's life? 🧼🍽️
Our team, led by Peter Altenbuchner, Business Development at Evonik High Performance Polymers, set out to find answers to this question. They discovered that the recycling journey of dishwashers can vary greatly between countries, and that the coating of dishwasher baskets is currently incinerated and not recycled when the metal frame of the basket is recovered. 🫧
But Altenbuchner and his team were determined to find a way to separate the VESTOSINT® coating from the metal and recover all of the plastic, if possible. Working with Riwald Electronics Recycling, they managed to find a way to separate the polymer from the metal, but there is still more work to be done. The recovered polymer is a mixture of materials and will have to be analyzed, separated, cleaned, and then processed further. ♻️
At Evonik, we believe that establishing a circular economy for a specific product or material can only be successful as a collaborative project. We want and need to cooperate with other companies to provide economically viable solutions.🌿
Here you can find out more in our product story: https://ow.ly/BlmF50QVzkS
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