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Hera Group waste management and recycling expansion
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Hera Group is expanding its waste management and recycling infrastructure across Italy. The company announced plans for a new 10,000-square-meter ecological island facility in Imola to replace an existing site by 2028, alongside upgrades to street recycling bins in Misano Adriatico. Furthering its circular economy initiatives, Hera Group subsidiary Aliplast inaugurated the R3GID (Recover Recycle Regenerate Plastic) plant in Modena. This 48.8 million euro facility, supported in part by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, is designed to process up to 30,000 tons of rigid plastics annually from urban and industrial sectors, including the automotive, cosmetics, and electronics industries. The plant aims to produce recycled materials with a certified purity level exceeding 99%, making them comparable to virgin fossil-based plastics. At full capacity, the plant is expected to employ 80 workers. Hera CEO Orazio Iacono stated that the group intends to increase its annual production of recycled plastic from 120,000 to 160,000 tons by 2029. This investment is intended to address the European market shortage of high-quality recycled materials and ensure compliance with upcoming EU regulations, such as the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (Ppwr). (Ppwr) and the End of Life Vehicles (ELV) directive. During the opening, Italy’s Minister of Environment and Energy Security, Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, noted that authorities are evaluating mechanisms to support the sector while increasing inspections to prevent the illegal import of virgin plastic labeled as recycled. Additionally, industry representatives from Plastics Recyclers Europe emphasized the necessity of high-quality production to meet 2030 EU objectives and called for a level playing field against cheaper imports from the Far East.
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