A Starlinger recoSTAR PET 165 art bottle-to-bottle recycling system is operated at plastics recycler RiBotl Solutions in Silvassa, India.

Starlinger recoSTAR PET 165 art bottle-to-bottle recycling system at RiBotl Solutions.

After its foundation in 2023, RiBotl started recycling operations with a state-of-the-art rPET flakes manufacturing plant. RiBotl sources the post-consumer PET bottles through the informal waste collection system through which more than 90% of the PET bottle waste in India is collected.

Equipped with 4-stage sorting and cleaning, the company produces high-quality recycled PET flakes which are marketed under the brand name DiamondPET.

Commissioned during the first half of 2025, Starlinger’s recycling system has the capacity to produce up to 16,000 metric tons of bottle-grade rPET pellets per year. The rPET pellets produced on the Starlinger line are an extension of this brand and sold as DiamondPET chips.

Food-contact compliance

RiBotl achieves final FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) authorization for their PET recycling process in March 2026. It is currently one of 13 Indian rPET manufacturers that supply food-contact rPET for packaging applications.

Solid Waste Management Rules in India

Came into force on 1 April 2026, India’s Solid Waste Management Rules will help to increase collection rates and thus material supply for recyclers.

The mandatory four-stream segregation at source which is part of the new legislation creates a more reliable supply of clean, segregated material and thus improves feedstock quality. It not only increases recovery and recycling efficiency but also enables the use of technology-driven solutions such as smart collection, data-driven routing, and automated sorting.