Recycling plastic waste

You wish to recycle :

LPDE plastic films

All kind of plastics

Experts in recycling since 2015, we support you from their collection at source until their recycling in our French factories.

We offer an extensive recycling service and guarantee their recycling within our certified network of experts throughout France and Europe

A unique recycling technology

Discover our latest innovation: B.Clear. Installed at Reborn Pyrenees in 2021, B.Clear is equiped with a unique technology allowing to remove the ink printed on polyethylene films.
The objective: upcycling a quality usually recycled in products with low added value.

Quality assets

A state-of-the-art lab

To caracterize your waste as quickly as possble

Expertise in waste logistics

Pickup within 5 working days depending on your availability 

Dedicated platform for collection

Make your requests easily on Regescan.com

Extented recycling service

A certified network of european recyclers 

Complete expertise of polyethylene

From recycling to extrusion, welcome in the smartcycle 

Do you want to add value to your waste and organize a pickup?

The Reborn Lab

1.5M€ invested in a new generation equipment

We systematically test the material on 10 criteria, in order to guarantee mechanical and aesthetic qualities similar to a brand new product. 

1. Differential Scanning Calorimetry
2. Melt Flow Index
3. Density
4. Humidity
5. Infrared Spectro
6. Ash
7. Rigidity
8. Friction
9. Shrink
10. Sealing

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Logistics expertise,
recycling at the best cost

1. Find your recurring lots or offer new ones

2. Make your pickup requests in 1 click

3. Follow the evolution of your batch

4. Access all necessary documents in one place

Extended recycling service : making sure everything is recycled

100% of the waste we collect of is recycled

      • 0kg buried
      • 0kg exported
      • 0kg incinerated

For two years, reborn's extended recycling service has :

      • gained the confidence of 70 industrial sites and distribution platforms
      • recycled 10 000T per year of plastics and papers and aim at recycling 50 000T in 5 years

Expertise in plastics processing since 1962 and in recycling since 2015.

From waste to packaging : welcome in the smartcycle

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STEP 1

  • Install a balling press if needed
  • Train teams on sorting at source
  • Collect industrial waste

STEP 2

  • Recycle mechanicaly LPDE films in our French factories
  • Send other types to our recycling partners

STEP 3

Transform recycled material into recyclable premium packaging

  • Carlsberg's packaging is produced with 30% of their own waste

Legal compliance

Our sites are certified and conform according to International standard ISO 14001.

The waste collected are certified according to the hierarchy described by International standard ISO 14021.

Waste is only collected within the European Union and Switzerland. They are certified in accordance with the European REACH regulation.

If you wish to obtain a certificate of compliance with the Californian Act or other non-european normative repositories 

FAQ

The acronym LDPE stands for Low Density Polyethylene, It differs from HDPE (High Density PolyEthylene) by a lower density, which gives it more flexibility and less rigidity. It is the most widely used material in packaging in Europe.

IT is usually a flexible, transparent or printed film, however it is very difficult to recognize LDPE from any other type of plastic. The best way to know what material you are dealing with is to look at the recycling pictogram printed on each package. Polyethylene is listed using the number 4.

Contrary to popular belief, LDPE is recyclable. When the material is well sorted, clean and isn't printed on too much, it is possible to recycle it mechanically to transform for a new usage of the same quality.

The mixing of materials makes mechanical recycling impossible without seriously compromising the quality of the recyclable material. This is why it is very important to separate the packaging according to the material it is made from, so that it can be transformed into new products. It is also preferable to create only packaging that is "single-material" and to avoid producing so-called "complex" or "multi-layer" packaging (= several materials mixed together) for the same reason.

As the market for polyethylene is still quite young, there is still no independent study proving the number of possible loops before degradation of the material. However, we did several experiments on a mini extruder within the Reborn lab® and noted an average of 7 cycles before losing quality. Beyond that, it becomes necessary to add between 10 and 20% new resin to and give it a fresh boost. To compare, cardboard is recycled on average 5-6 times on average at most, because beyond that its fibers become too small from being chopped up, which makes them unusable.

Unlike chemical recycling which is extremely energy intensive, mechanical recycling requires very few resources. It takes place in 4 main stages: the collected films are reduced to flakes in a mechanical shredder, then sent to a washer in order to remove any residual dust or other matter. They are then dried at room temperature in a large blower, before being heated just to 122°C to form new, ready-to-use granules. Note that the water is also at room temperature and reused in a closed loop after filtration, which allows us to minimize consumption. Mechanical recycling is therefore a very simple process that does not consume many natural resources, which significantly improves the carbon impact of packaging made from this recycled material!

The EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) does not yet accept recycled polyethylene packaging having direct contact with food. The first steps towards this have been made with the authorization for PET. Polyethylene and polypropylene should follow from 2023 depending on the progress of research into the sterilization of the material.

Yes, the LDPE we recycle is fully compliant with ISO 14001 and ISO 14021 standards, as well as with REACH authorizations which set out the materials authorized on the European market. The recycled LDPE that we produce is free from SVHCs such as phthalates or heavy metals.

Entrusting your LDPE waste to reborn® has 2 advantages: the first is that you are assured thanks to a unique material traceability that your waste will really be upcycled, the second is that we recover your material sorted at source in a better way to conventional collectors who will take it to landfill or incineration.
Reborn® packaging is all recyclable, as it is made exclusively from LDPE. We insist that our customers limit printing and strongly limit the use of additives that can disrupt the recycling cycle.

Mechanical recycling of LDPE is a very simple process that uses very little water and energy. Chemical recycling, however, (high technology) emits more CO2 during the recycling of a plastic than the emissions from oil or gas extraction intended to produce the same plastic.

Reborn® mechanically recycled LDPE packaging guarantees the same properties and barriers as non-recycled LDPE packaging (barrier to moisture, dirt, resistance to weight and stretching), while producing half the carbon emissions.