The Port of Amsterdam constructs a new facility that will convert non-recyclable plastic into fuel for the transport sector, which will reduce CO2 emission by 57,000 tonnes per year.
It is the first project of Bin2Barrel, a Dutch company focusing on the development of Plastic-to projects. This is how synthetic materials will become reusable in a useful application, while offering a more sustainable alternative for traditional transport fuels. The goal is the application of the produced substances in the production of new synthetic materials.
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The plant will be built in collaboration with Port of Amsterdam and is expected to running by the end of this year. The first plant will produce more than 30m litres of fuel per year out of 35,000 tonnes of non-recyclable plastic. The flow of non-recyclable plastic comes from Dutch waste collectors and processors. When the produced fuel is combusted, the return on energy is nearly three times higher (80%) than in direct burning of plastic in waste incinerators (33%).
The process of non-recyclable plastic waste in the new plant will lead to a reduction of 57,000 ton CO₂ emission per year. In addition, the produced fuel has the same sustainability level as biodiesel, which will further contribute to the environment.
The aim is to eventually build four plants in the Port of Amsterdam, expanding into the entire Benelux and Germany, to make better use of the huge amounts of non-recyclable plastic. Eventually, the project will focus on extracting valuable chemical components from the plastic, instead of the production of fuels.
