Collection and transport
Waste is divided into two categories: post-processing, originating from manufacturers, and post-consumer, generated after products reach the end of their service life.
Integrated industrial process
Technology
TeraPlast Recycling’s technological process includes advanced sorting, grinding, washing and regranulation stages, producing high-quality recycled materials that meet industry requirements.
Processing capacity
Industrial scale.
The recycling line has an installed capacity of 19,200 tonnes and can process an average of 1,620 tonnes of rigid PVC waste per month.
Processing capacityIndustrial line for rigid PVC waste
Installed capacity19,200 trecycling line capacity
Average processing1,620 trigid PVC waste / month
Technological flow
Five stages. Two industrial outputs.
The final stages follow the industrial sequence: granulation precedes pulverization/micronization.
Sorting, grinding and washing
Contaminants are removed manually and mechanically. The material is reduced successively to 10–20 cm and then to approximately 8 mm, washed through friction and flotation, dried and checked again for ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
Electrostatic and optical sorting
Electrostatic separation removes rubber and plasticised PVC, while optical sorting with CCD cameras separates the material by colour to improve the quality of the output.
Granulation
The material is mixed under controlled conditions with additives and fillers, then plasticised and homogenised in the extruder. The granules are cut, cooled and transferred into big bags.
Pulverization / micronization
The 8–12 mm material is reduced between the rotor and stator discs to particles of 500–1,000 microns, then passed through a vibrating screen to obtain the required particle size.
Recycled PVC in Europe
A growing European circular flow.
According to the VinylPlus report, 724,638 tonnes of PVC were recycled in Europe in 2024.
724,638tonnes of PVC
Rigid PVC≈ 63.5%
Flexible PVC≈ 36.5%
Waste we collect
Different sources. The same controlled process.
The line can process post-consumer and post-industrial rigid PVC waste originating from Romania and other European countries.
Profile offcuts and bars.
Window sills, channels, corner profiles and rails.
Post-consumer or post-industrial waste.
European collection
TeraPlast Recycling also collects from other EU countries, including the Netherlands, Italy, Germany and Finland.
Why we recycle PVC
Durability continues beyond use.
60+ yearsPVC products have a long service life and require little maintenance during use.
up to 8×PVC can be recycled repeatedly without losing the material’s essential properties.
CircularRecycling conserves resources and returns material to production, reducing the amount of waste disposed of.
