PLASTLIT S.A., a flexible packaging provider for the food industry in Ecuador and South America, uses the innovative OMNI recycling technology from Gneuss to integrate post-consumer polystyrene into food packaging, setting new sustainability standards.

The OMNI Recycling Line at PLASTLIT.

PLASTLIT now uses 18% post-consumer polystyrene with 82% virgin material in all of its expanded polystyrene foam packaging.

The collected post-consumer material is washed, shredded and then processed using Gneuss’ OMNI recycling technology for decontamination and cleaning. This ensures that the recycled material meets food grade standards. A Letter of No Objection from a North American food safety authority confirms compliance with food safety requirements.

The Gneuss OMNI recycling line at PLASTLIT is the first of its kind in Latin America to recycle post-consumer polystyrene waste into food contact materials.

Gneuss’ OMNI recycling system

Gneuss’ OMNI recycling system combines advanced degassing with the MRS extruder and fine filtration with the RSFgenius system to effectively remove contaminants. The Gneuss Super-Clean Process enables the efficient recycling of 100% post-consumer plastics into safe, high-quality materials, even for food packaging.

Unlike other processes, this Gneuss technology does not require pre- or post-processing steps. Vacuum systems to remove contaminants from the degassed vapors complete the system, enabling previously unattainable recycling loops.