Remeo and Suomen Pakkaustuottajat tackle the challenge of plastic packaging recycling in Finland

Investments in recycling technology for plastic packaging waste will be completed at Remeo’s Vantaa recycling facility during the second quarter of 2025. At that time, large-scale plastic waste processing, as per the agreement, will commence. Following its strategic plan, SPT aims to centralize a significant portion of consumer plastic packaging sorting and recycling domestically. Previously, Finland lacked sufficient industrial capacity for processing household plastic packaging at a high-quality level.

“We are delighted to strengthen our partnership with Suomen Pakkaustuottajat. The collaboration that began last autumn has been incredibly insightful, as we’ve collected substantially data over the past year on the composition of packaging waste. This data, combined with our expertise in sorting, served as the foundation for the next phase of investments in our recycling facility, which was opened in 2021, enabling high-quality plastic sorting,” says Panu Routasalo, CEO of Remeo.

“SPT and Remeo have a proven track record of successful development, and we’re excited to take the next step in our collaboration. SPT’s long-term strategy focuses on serving our customers’ interests, and Remeo’s bold investment in a plastic sorting facility in Finland perfectly supports this. The plant’s capacity and capabilities have been tailored to meet our operational needs, as the volume of plastic packaging under SPT’s responsibility has grown significantly. Furthermore, we can ensure that recycled plastic returns as raw material for our customers’ use,” says Pekka Tommola, CEO of Suomen Pakkaustuottajat Oy.

Remeo’s plastic processing capacity addresses Finland’s recycling gap

Remeo is set to expand its plastic recycling operations in 2025. Once the current investments are completed, the Vantaa recycling facility will boast a processing capacity of 100,000 tons for plastic packaging—nearly five times the current capacity available in Finland.

Additional Information:

Panu Routasalo, Remeo, Tel. +358 40 836 2781
Pekka Tommola, Suomen Pakkaustuottajat, Tel. +358 400 315 841

About Remeo
Remeo is a Finnish circular economy company that addresses customer challenges in waste management, material recycling, and raw material procurement. As an ambitious developer in the recycling industry, we utilize cutting-edge smart technology in material sorting, making our material cycle the most efficient in the industry. Our mission is to reduce Finland’s CO2 emissions by increasing recycling rates. Remeo operates nationwide in Finland, employing 450 circular economy professionals. Our turnover in 2023 was €118 million.

About Finnish Packaging Producers Ltd
Suomen Pakkaustuottajat Oy (SPT) is Finland’s largest producer organization for all types of packaging, approved by authorities and actively promoting circular economy practices as well as packaging recyclability and recycling. We manage producer responsibility obligations for over 4,800 customer companies, organizing packaging recycling in a cost-effective, responsible, and goal-oriented manner in close cooperation with waste management operators and authorities. We support our customers in achieving their sustainability goals. For more information, visit: suomenpakkaustuottajat.fi.