Green Planet Recycling cc is a plastic recycling business specialising in the manufacture and supply of LDPE (Low Density Polyethylene) pellets.  These pellets are manufactured from post-consumer plastic waste, that is to say plastic which has already been used for its designated purpose and discarded as rubbish.

Green Planet has invested in a multi-stage, high volume and specification wash plant which is capable of washing and drying huge volumes of dirty plastic, and can even process plastic which has been extracted from landfill sites.  Green Planet processes a large percentage of its recycled plastic from dirty plastic which has either been extracted from landfill sites, or which has been kept out of landfill sites.  As such, it is one of very few recyclers capable of successfully cleaning and processing dirty post-consumer plastic in high volumes.

A brief simplification of this recycling business is: dirty plastic is chopped up, washed, dried, densified, extruded and finally pelletised and bagged.  This plastic is then supplied to the plastic film-blowing industry where it is converted into plastic bags and sheeting.

Despite this seeming simplicity, at the heart of Green Planet Recycling is the awareness that every kilogram of plastic recycled is a kilogram kept out of landfill sites.  In addition, the production process is continually evaluated and refined in order to minimise the inevitable carbon footprint associated with any manufacturing process.  In addition, water is recognised as a precious natural resource and wherever possible, all water used is also recycled.

Green Planet Recycling cc has the vision to become a leader within the recycling industry, not only in terms of its success as a model for environmentally responsible sustainability with the minimum possible carbon footprint within its industry, operating as a green and eco-conscious business, but also in all aspects of compliance.  As a new business, it is a registered member of the Plastic Federation of South Africa and is in the process of obtaining a license in terms of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 59 of 2008.