Recycling Today
23 January 2026
Chemco Group commissions PET recycling facility in India
Why It Matters for ITAD
This demonstrates the rapid scaling and industrialization of plastics recycling, a core component of electronics housing and packaging. For ITADs, it signals growing market capacity for recycling non-electronic components (like plastic casings) from processed e-waste, potentially improving recovery rates and revenue. It also highlights the global investment in recycling infrastructure that ITADs can leverage for downstream partnerships.
Located in Gujarat, the facility is designed to process more than 1 billion postconsumer PET bottles per year.
Key Takeaways
- • Industrial-scale plastic recycling is expanding globally, offering ITADs more downstream outlets for separated plastics from electronics.
- • High-volume facilities can improve the economics and environmental reporting for full-scope material recovery beyond just metals and circuit boards.
- • Tracking such infrastructure developments is key for ITADs to build compliant, sustainable, and cost-effective material processing chains.
