Recycling

The Centurion DC’s certification proves that at scale, 173,500 square metres, segregation, partnerships with recyclers, and food donation programmes can divert over 90 percent of that volume.

By banning advanced recycling while mandating 75 percent recycling rates, the legislation sets a target that flexible packaging cannot meet with existing infrastructure.

The programme establishes a coordinated downstream process involving evacuation to central aggregation hubs, then to licensed recycling facilities.

The testing circuit features the Waste Analyzer from PolyPerception, a deep learning AI tool that uses color cameras to capture real-time images of material flow at certain points in the lines, analyzing key performance metrics such as throughput, waste composition, and yield loss.

The company is working to add further capabilities, including a research laboratory and a rare earth processing plant expected within approximately one year at the same site.

The 288 percent increase in recycling volumes suggests that more scrap is being collected, sorted, and processed locally rather than shipped to international recyclers.

The inauguration was part of Madbouly’s tour to launch new industrial projects within the General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE).

Through collaboration with Ericsson, Umniah ensures that modernization delivers both technical excellence and measurable environmental responsibility, adding that performance and sustainability are not trade-offs but design principles.

Users deposit recyclable waste at designated collection points and receive digital credits stored in a secure digital wallet.

As Indian brand owners face pressure to increase recycled content in packaging, automotive, and construction sectors, access to affordable scrap becomes a strategic input.